Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Valanthe lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 sp. Onyx (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a white coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a red top hat and red clothes. She has wavy silver hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. 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: Money/treasure; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: 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 carries a battered axe and tarnished pickaxe as well. She wears her white fur down. 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 very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cloak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available he will default to his bow. His rusty crest is braided into rings. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Quarethon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Rose (40 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She likes to wear green tank tops with black skirt. She keeps her long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 6000 cp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely grey suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is physically well-built. His hair is chestnut and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Morkral abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. He keeps his long copper crest kept up in a rat tail. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. Being a Map Maker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 800 sp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp).