Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She usually wears her red robe and has her longsword always slung over her shoulder. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Family, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 7000 sp. Obsidian (11 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His white crest has been sun bleached extensively. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He's also a talented Cook, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Cook again; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Qualen was born with his father's beautiful face. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kabbarg grew up listening to her mother's many stories. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Locksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 5000 sp. Iolite (30 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. A freak accident while working with his Guard father left him crippled. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His 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 to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fisher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a crossbow on her belt. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 cp.