Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and brown pants. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

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 refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Grom took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up shortspear and armor he uses now. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears just a tan suit. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. After coming to the age of reason, Caramip took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 pp. Black star sapphire (500 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Sard (20 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His brown fur is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Merchant. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rose (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Jet (60 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Amber (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Volen was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Volen's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, and is pretty ugly. His rusty crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Kriv lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He struck the Priest job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp).

Description: This man wears baggy red pantaloons and a green scarf, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Stannor was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1600 pp. 1 Major magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, tan shirt, and grey tie. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Verin grew up listening to her father's many stories. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Emotional, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 6000 gp.