Description: A 5'8" western woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 8000 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 gp. White opal (500 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 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.

Description: A 2'10" western woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 Tailor. She has achieved small success as a Tailor.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Tailor responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 8000 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). White pearl (90 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: This younger middle-aged woman wears a blue wide-brimmed hat and blue clothes, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is a Knight first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the south to a Knight, Luthra learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Knight hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Job, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp).

Description: She has a missing left arm. She tends to wear a large pastel jacket. Her orange fur is singed and shortened. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mercenary who has hired her part-time. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Slave Trader; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Sard (20 gp). Pink pearl (120 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.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. She carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished longsword as well. Her yellow fur is unkempt and raggedy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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. Jade fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 gp. Azurite (5 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Sard (80 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she likes to wear brown tank tops with red skirt. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the north to a Shepherd, Cecily learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 gp. Star ruby (1000 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Rose (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.