Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 15000 gp. Golden pearl (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Brown diamond (6000 gp). Coral (120 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Vaina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Vaina 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (12 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. He has a hunchback. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Amber (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Carnelian (20 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 wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His purple hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the north. 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 now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver pearl (70 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She tends to wear a large tan jacket. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is silver and very short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Lilli is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Clear bright green emerald (8000 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Rose (70 gp).

Description: An older man who wears long strands of ruby and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is golden and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Dyer. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Lewis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Lewis was born with his mother's beautiful face. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dyer. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Dyer for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her yellow fur is lengthy. Her eyes are copper.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tabaxi in existence. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Through the years after Kite was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Kite's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Kite never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, In love, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Pink pearl (60 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Amber (60 gp).