Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Ratlûg lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ratlûg grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ratlûg. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He stands about 6'3" and wears a pastel Stetson hat and pastel clothes. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has moderate length cinnamon fur. He has copper eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. Flame liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 sp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His fur is beige and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Shifting 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Debt. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 sp. Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a green vest and prefers white and pastel shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has no hair. He has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 Merchant. He tends to his Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Eran was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this eastern man is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and white tie. His fur is lavender and curly. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Shifting was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Shy, Selfish. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her red fur is braided into rings. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He usually wears his red robe and has his greatsword always slung over his shoulder. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greatswords and swords. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Howard grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Howard. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 10 pp.