Description: She dresses like a well dressed Masseuse does. She wears her gray fur up. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cloak grew up listening to her father's many stories. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears her bronze crest up. She has red eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 38000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'5". She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She takes great joy in being the best Apothecary in town.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Apothecary. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a carpenter again

Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a pickaxe, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished quarterstaff as well. His hair is short and auburn. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears an entirely white suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has no hair. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Gifted from a young age, Amûg studied abroad. He worked as a nervous Bricklayer and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Bricklayer like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she tends to wear a violet poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her white hair is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gifted student she started as a Marshal, but she got bored and became a Barber. After a long history of fighting, Galiena and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. She has amber eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 380 pp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Jet (150 gp). Azurite (15 gp).