Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and shortbows. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. 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: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy white suit, and he perpetually has his falchion ready. His hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: The child of a Scribe, who enjoyed hunting, Silvo was taken on many hunting expeditions. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her red crest, when down, is lengthy. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 120 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the south. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 6'6" and muscular, this western man likes to wear black tank tops with white pants. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has shaved his head bald. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in a small forest village. When Tharivol reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. 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 copper crest is long and unkept. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Farideh is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 80 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Doctor. She's also a talented Spy, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Selfish, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 sp.