Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is brown and curly. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in the south. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 cp. Blue quartz (6 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. His ears are large.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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: He is greedy; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 3'10". She is dressed in an above average manner, and her gloved hand is found clutching a dagger. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Architect born in the past three hundred years. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her childhood dream was to be a Apothecary, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Architect responsibilities is difficult.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Slave, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To be a Beggar again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Body Guard. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and doesn't want to be a body guard and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears professional attire. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is short and purple. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

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. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is greedy; and doesn't want to be a locksmith and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his small white hat.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Ghaliver has worked very hard to control his curse. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Zephan was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Carter. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp).