Description: He wears baggy white pantaloons and a black scarf. His hair is cut close to his head. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Faran hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Faran liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. After a long history of fighting, Faran and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Black pearl (1400 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is dressed in an above average manner. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Sarah will drive conversation. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Sarah was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has achieved small success as a Interpreter.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Alexandrite (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Rose (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. A true patriot, Kody would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a black coat with red slacks. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

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 is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Cynical, Insane. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are black.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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 on a small isolated farm. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vapula 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 Vapula. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Andraste lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: An older woman who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is cut close to her head. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vani grew up listening to her father's many stories. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Her blue hair is braided into rings. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Hecat took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up greataxe and armor she uses now. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Emerald wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 sp.