Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it and is in decent physical shape. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Rael lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. A gifted student she started as a Mercenary, but she got bored and became a Detective. She's also a talented Mercenary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a black tunic with red highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He got into the Farmer business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Now he works as a poetry tutor during his time off.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she usually wears her brown robe and has her lance always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 pp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Coral (120 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her rusty crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Jaxi lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1100 pp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Jet (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. Her fur is gray and curly. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her top pastel hat.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shivering studied abroad. 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 is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). Jade (120 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).