Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears dull black sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortbow, just in case. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Azurite (14 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Katherine 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. 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: Expand her business; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She wears professional attire. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. After a long history of fighting, Agnes and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red spinel (90 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Jet (90 gp). Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears his blonde hair down. His ears are large.

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 is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Layabout. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Sard (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Coral (140 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born in the west. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1800 pp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Coral (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Rose (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Amber (90 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he usually wears his black robe and has his shield always slung over his shoulder. His hair is white and very short. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mercenary. He has worked as a Mercenary like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1300 pp. Obsidian (7 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Clear bright green emerald (5000 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp).

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this eastern man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has moderate length white crest. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Cynical, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Carnelian (40 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. 1 Minor magic item.