Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is portly but not overly obese. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. At some point she was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1200 gp. Eye agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her tied-back hair is white. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a Armorer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Lagazi abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 90000 cp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His black hair is knotted and matted. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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 born in a small island village. 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 south. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a green costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His green crest is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a falchion on his belt. His crest is bronze and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 cp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, brown shirt, and tan tie. He is an epitome of beauty. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His scarlet crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A freak accident while working with his Bellfounder father left him crippled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has black eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Through the years after Damaia was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Damaia's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Being a Mortician kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a butcher again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Vaina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to be a baker again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.