Description: She has a missing left leg. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her dark red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her childhood dream was to be a Locksmith, but she was a colossal failure. After a long history of fighting, Verin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. 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 is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 40000 sp. Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: The child of a Bather, who enjoyed hunting, Alston was taken on many hunting expeditions. He found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He is an epitome of beauty. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; 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: Extrovert. Flaws: Addict, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

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 yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He got into the Assassin business at a young age. 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 Assassin. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Assassin for hire.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (100 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, her father struggled to pay the bills. 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 currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears just a blue suit. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 Shoemaker. Recently the stress of being a Shoemaker has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and balancing his hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Pink pearl (50 gp).

Description: This man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carter. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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 freak accident while working with his Shoemaker mother left him crippled. 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: Money/treasure; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.