Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Birel's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Birel was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Birel was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 80 gp. Jet (100 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her head has been shaved. She has blue eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. 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 served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His tied-back hair is golden. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a greatsword on his belt. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Gerald lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He worked as a nervous Animal Trainer and found it very stressful. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing a long, red cloak. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Masseuse business.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Jasmine 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. Jasmine 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 280 gp. Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. He has wavy white hair. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Fivin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Fivin 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 160 gp. White pearl (120 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is silver and curly. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 gp. Jet (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear flannel. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the south to a Scribe, Shanairla learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 60 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Unemployed. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 sp.