Description: This western man wears a brown shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and grey pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Travok was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. 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.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Peridot (50 gp).

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. His purple hair is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 sp. Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Veloptima hails from a village terrorized by goblins. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears baggy green pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her bronze crest is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats, and carries greataxes. Her hair is short and black. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. In her youth she was a Mortician, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has done her best to style her scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a Dilettante first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his black crest up. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Kaladan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Seamstress, but he was a colossal failure. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60 gp. Pink pearl (100 gp).

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has no hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Carlin was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1500 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). 1 Crowbar. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Superior lock.