Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. Her hair is short and chestnut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears dull tan sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed spear, just in case and is in decent physical shape. Her white hair is wavy and long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 sp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a simple brown robe with violet stripes complete with hood. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length lavender fur. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She is typically in her Guard uniform. She has a hunchback. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Puyet is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Sage they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Guard, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman likes to wear yellow tank tops with violet skirt. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Shanairla was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Fisher and found it very stressful. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to be a barrister again

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy, Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. The war was a terrible time for him, and Thomas does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Thomas was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Tourmaline (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her red hair down. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His long white fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Sun was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears brown trousers with violet and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1100 sp.