Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. A true patriot, Chad would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: Cairn speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Cairn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and doesn't want to be a farmer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She got into the Unemployed business at a young age. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and balancing her hectic life and new unemployed responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Military, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 pp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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: Stacee was born with her mother's beautiful face. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Jade (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a green vest and prefers blue and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His blue hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Gardener. He has styled his scarlet crest well, parting it to the right. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Now he works as a poetry tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses like a well dressed Locksmith does. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Lance is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Locksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.