Description: A moderately attractive man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. 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 made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His brown hair is still thick. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Barkeep first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He struck the Barkeep job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a Map Maker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She found a children's book about a Human Expert who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. 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 revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'6" and is typically in his Ploughman uniform. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student he started as a Spy, but he got bored and became a Ploughman. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Fearful, Addict. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Barrister who has hired him part-time. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears professional attire. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Emen hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and doesn't want to be a guard and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Vepar hails from a village terrorized by goblins. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Vepar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Sumnes liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has worked as a Actor like her father before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1100 gp.