Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a simple black robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His rusty crest is long and unkept. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Shamash took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up falchion and armor he uses now. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her white hair is wavy and long. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Zanna 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 struck the Courier job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Glassblower business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 40 pp. Moss agate (9 gp).

Description: She wears dull blue sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed monstrous two handed axe, just in case. She is physically well-built. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Lilli was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. 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 being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a black shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and black pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gubu grew up listening to his father's many stories. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her kukri with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and carries halberds. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Radomir was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp. Malachite (12 gp). Coral (130 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has moderate length black hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Ernest is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 130 gp. Silver ewer (80 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is blonde and very short. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Anne hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. 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; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 260 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).