Description: An older woman who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Elama never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Blue quartz (10 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has wavy auburn hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She bought a mace and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to be a spy again

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He is portly but not overly obese. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a Carpenter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Expand his business; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2200 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp).

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate, and carries shortspears. Her hair is short and silver. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 cp. Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Hoshû was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Hoshû decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. His cinnamon fur is long and unkept. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

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 motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His blonde hair is cut short. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

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. Nim enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Nim was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'0" and is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His hair is black and very short. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Animal Trainer. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Animal Trainer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Animal Trainer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 50 gp.