Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her golden hair is well kept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her first spouse was a Dilettante, 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: Many brigands want her driven away; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Theriatis hails from a village terrorized by giants. 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 Spice Merchant. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Chrysoprase (50 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her scarlet crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has red eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 3'1" southern woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. He has wavy blonde hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. His head has been shaved. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries with him a set of whips, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Traki's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Traki was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Butcher. He tends to his Butcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.