Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears just a violet suit. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gunter was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Gunter was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Sard (60 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.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A 2'9" southern woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. She has wavy white hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Willow was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She has worked as a Layabout like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is typically in his Spy uniform. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Jade (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Abalaba 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. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 14000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver crest is smooth and relatively long. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker black hat.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Saphara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Bookbinder, but she was a colossal failure. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: White opal (1100 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Blue diamond (8000 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of sapphire and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He carries a battered longsword and tarnished greataxe as well. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greataxe.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.