Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Malquis's homeland. Malquis decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Sard (30 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Eye agate (15 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She got into the Sculptor business at a young age. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new sculptor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'2" western man, he is typically in his Sailor uniform. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He struck the Sailor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears pastel trousers with green and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her long black fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise yellow.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her first spouse was a Ploughman, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1200 pp. Red spinel (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Malachite (8 gp).

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: This western woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to dwarven people

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 10000 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Jade (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Black opal (1400 gp).