Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Akta was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her ears are large.

Personality: Helja speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. When Helja reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His tied-back hair is brown. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is an amazing painter.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Wizard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 20000 cp. Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She's also a talented Stableman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 28000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her crest is rusty, silky, and of moderate length. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

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 has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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 has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white fur. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a hunchback. Her white fur is smooth and relatively long. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Marshal father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears his silver hair up. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Curran was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Miner responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 900 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Dyer for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new dyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1500 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp).