Description: This malnourished man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a warhammer on her belt. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Claira was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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. Claira fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His golden hair is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Glassblower job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is dressed in an above average manner. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A 3'2" northern woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Cora was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Cora decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 360 gp. Zircon (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is an amazing painter.

History: Ilde was born with her father's beautiful face. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her red crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Jheri was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She's also a talented Sailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Chenna lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Chenna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Callybon is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. 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 wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 70 gp. Red spinel (40 gp).