Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her left hand. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. After coming to the age of reason, Tordrid took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is black and very short. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Vaina was born with her mother's beautiful face. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Glassblower work with an outfit from a few towns over. Glassblower work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Laucian is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Laucian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His first spouse was a Glassblower, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Glassblower they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Soapmaker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Shipwright. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a Miner, her father struggled to pay the bills. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Shipwright. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears tattered old clothes. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Ortegar has worked very hard to control his curse. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Cloak lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears just a grey suit. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 sp. Amethyst (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This eastern woman wears a red tunic with brown highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She uses divination through singing.

History: Jo was born the youngest of three triplets. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Citrine (80 gp). 1 Simple lock.