Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a warhammer on his belt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Gardener. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Gardener.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He has a hunchback. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gray eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Paggen was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 cp. Pink pearl (40 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the east to a Healer, Zaffrab learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Sailor, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Healer.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a colorful flower in his red fur. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. A true patriot, Cloak would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Cloak was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cloak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Fortune-teller. He has achieved small success as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and a deep hatred of brigands

Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 90 gp. White pearl (40 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'3" and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ahvain grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a brown coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in a small desert village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Veit took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up whip and armor he uses now. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.