Description: 6'4" and muscular, this northern man tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His green crest is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mehen grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Jade (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Jade (160 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Coral (160 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'10". She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and white robe with the hood down. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nurkara grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Coral (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Greedy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Golden pearl (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Peridot (30 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Sard (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Jade (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Rose (30 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Amber (140 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Jade (140 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the west to a Sailor, Rolf learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Amber (140 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and grey handkerchief worn on his right side. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the east to a Junk Dealer, Bathin learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Junk Dealer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Junk Dealer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Bathin was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a fancy white suit. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to be a fisher again

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His hair is blonde and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Riardon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.