Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is an epitome of beauty. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. 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 father raised him in a mountain cabin. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Job, Debt. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (8000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Gold and ruby ring (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vaina grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rose (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp).

Description: An older man who is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., he is not a threatening figure. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Balam was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 pp. Citrine (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). White opal (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Rose (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears her gold crest down. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a kukri on his belt. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has green eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a Navigator, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 11000 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Sard (70 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Jade (40 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp).