Description: This late middle aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. 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 born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dyer and was forced into it by her family; and to protect her home

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Guardian. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 90 gp. Sard (60 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has no hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Hlin took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Secretive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has wavy silver hair. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Locksmith born in the past three hundred years. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Vapula was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

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. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). 1 Backpack.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears silk and lounges about seductively. His white fur is thinning but still full. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. After coming to the age of reason, Ethereal took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. After a long history of fighting, Ethereal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and red tie. She has wavy silver crest. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Gifted from a young age, Furrele studied abroad. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he usually wears his grey robe and has his whip always slung over his shoulder. His blonde hair is still thick. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He found a children's book about a Dwarf 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 desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Shy, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her fur is short and brown. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Spice Merchant. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the south to a Spice Merchant, Trail learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. After coming to the age of reason, Antinua took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (8 gp).