Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She wears a blue shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Valanthe is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Valanthe is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: The child of a Map Maker, who enjoyed hunting, Valanthe was taken on many hunting expeditions. She 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. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Hematite (4 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Jasper (80 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Tailor. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Slave, In love. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 80 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Smoky quartz (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears long strands of topaz and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 150 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She sports silver long hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Yurgunn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Farmer. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a red shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is an amazing painter.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Thea was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His tied-back hair is silver. His ears are large.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Galinndan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Bookbinder, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp).

Description: This man wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. His red fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Silent's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. Being a Mayor kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.