Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His first spouse was a Junk Dealer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. After a long history of fighting, Gimgen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Debt. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: A 3'0" northern woman, she is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. She wears her black hair down. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: An older woman who wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants, she is not a threatening figure. She sports auburn long hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and doesn't want to be a merchant and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Standing 6'3", this man typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His crest is bronze and curly. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 Miller. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Bharash was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: To be a Dyer again; and expand his business

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His black fur is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Cask was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He struck the Cartwright job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. She has wavy blonde hair. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Amber (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tattered old clothes. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Audhild abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair is well kept. She has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Valida was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 sp. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Antitoxin.