Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 3'9". She wears bulky grey painted plate armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shield. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

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

Possessions: Hematite (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears just a white suit. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. Halander enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He tends to his Navigator job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1200 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and carries falchions. He wears his brown hair up. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 pp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Sard (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Sard (60 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Jet (150 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. The war was a terrible time for her, and Astaro does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Astaro was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When Astaro reached her early adolescence her Tiefling father 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: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her gold crest is knotted and matted. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born in a small island village. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears an entirely brown suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Morkral was born the youngest of three triplets. Morkral abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and doesn't want to be a gardener and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a brown vest and prefers violet and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her tied-back hair is white. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Shipwright they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Courier, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She got into the Merchant business at a young age. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She tends to her Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp.