Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly axes and hammers. Her white hair is well kept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He usually wears his blue robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder. His black hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mindartis grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Mindartis. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears baggy green pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Average lock. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear flannel, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 sp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'2", this man wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. His gold crest is heavily combed to the right. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gorbundus grew up listening to his father's many stories. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 160 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and green handkerchief worn on her right side. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student she started as a Sailor, but she got bored and became a Bookbinder. 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: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and balancing her hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This man wears a tan costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents enrolled him in a Rogue school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 gp.