Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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: Zed was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zed fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 10000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a fancy brown dress. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 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). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 6'7", this man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are white.

Personality: He is a Locksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He carries a battered dagger and tarnished quarterstaff as well. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a blue and white robe with the hood down. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She carries with her a set of falchions, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She sports a flattop crest cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kadana fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.