Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her fur is gray and very short. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Impulsive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 8000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has no hair. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 12000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp).

Description: This woman wears a blue tunic with brown highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 pp. Obsidian (12 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). White opal (600 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears professional attire. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her orange fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Tricking alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 pp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Amber (90 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Sard (70 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Azurite (13 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. She has dyed her greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 pp. Jasper (50 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Amber (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.