Description: This northern man dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with yellow slacks. His clothes are grease stained in places. His beige fur is singed and shortened. His copper eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He refers to his adoptive father 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: Gale was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. His silver crest is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kriv grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Rose (30 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Jet (60 gp). Hematite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she dresses like a well dressed Tanner does, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She struck the Tanner job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Rich, In love. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. Xappan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Xappan was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Xappan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: A 4'1" northern man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Amethyst (160 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Sard (50 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Jet (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Jade (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Efferil was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 900 pp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.