Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and he perpetually has his club ready. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Scribe. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Altho grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He tends to his Scribe job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a brown shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair is auburn and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Anthony was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Monk, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 60 pp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her gray fur is greasy and uncared for. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Shy. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Yebe was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Yebe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Sard (20 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this western man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He keeps his white crest in a flapper bob. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Iolite (70 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a black vest and prefers white and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His crest is gold and curly. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Salasar was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Aristocrat, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Aristocrat in service of a powerful lord somewhere. After coming to the age of reason, Salasar took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery, and she perpetually has her sai ready. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lerissa 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 Lerissa. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. 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: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mortician

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

Possessions: 37000 sp.