Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His blue crest, when down, is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses like a well dressed Merchant does. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length blue hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep black.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her childhood dream was to be a Dilettante, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 3100 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Luthra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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 religion dominates her actions; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 pp. Red garnet (90 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. While she appears to be a normal Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. She carries with her a set of swords, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has done her best to style her black crest to look like a famous performer. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Driindar was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 Ploughman. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Driindar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his purple hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Gifted from a young age, Marbas studied abroad. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Marbas 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 Marbas. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1600 pp. Amber (50 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp).

Description: This woman is dressed in an above average manner. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His tied-back hair is red. His ears are large.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. A true patriot, Rolen would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Military, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older woman who usually wears her yellow robe and has her whip always slung over her shoulder, she is not a threatening figure. She sports golden long hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in the south. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate.