Description: He wears a grey coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Baern is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His first spouse was a Merchant, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 11000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. He carries a battered bow and tarnished scimitar as well. His orange fur is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Weaver arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shivering fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1300 pp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Amber (140 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Sard (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Jet (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Amber (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his monstrous two handed axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Gardain hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Jet (40 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears baggy blue pantaloons and a tan scarf. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: The child of a Brewer, who enjoyed hunting, Naal was taken on many hunting expeditions. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He bought a warhammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is content; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has done his best to style his yellow fur to look like a famous performer. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Flame was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Flame was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His white hair is lengthy. He has silver eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Rose (40 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. His blue hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are white and beady.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Cairn was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a navigator again

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.