Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his axe. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. 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. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Banker.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He is baby faced.

Personality: Riardon is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Malachite (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Good lock.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shield, just in case. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Brakka hails from a village terrorized by illithids. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Slave Trader again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Debt, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Banker does, and he perpetually has his flail ready. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Banker. He has worked as a Banker like his mother before him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Sarah reached her early adolescence her Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1800 sp. 2 Holy water.

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 fancy grey dress. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Helja was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fortune-teller and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. The war was a terrible time for her, and Gillyd does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Gillyd was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Smokesticks.