Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her bronze crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Buvvie was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She has slicked back chestnut hair. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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 born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears skinny pants and wears a black and blue robe with the hood down, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He has no fur. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a Interpreter, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Art was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she usually wears her blue robe and has her crossbow always slung over her shoulder. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: Sumnes hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: The child of a Fletcher, who enjoyed hunting, Sumnes was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a white collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and carries scimitars. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ohr studied abroad. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He got into the Fisher business at a young age. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 240 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Sard (50 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 4'3" western woman, she typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nalaed fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.