Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born to a Roofer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. 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 Fortune-teller. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 900 pp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'2" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her cinnamon fur is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 pp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her skin is flawless and her silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She tends to her Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1100 pp. Rose (70 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He tends to his Healer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Riardon was born with his father's beautiful face. 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: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1200 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Roondar was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. When Roondar reached his early adolescence his Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rose (70 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Geoffrey embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).