Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is blue, silky, and of moderate length. His silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is an amazing painter.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. After coming to the age of reason, Cressel took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 280 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has wavy red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her blue hair is thinning but still full. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Architect work with an outfit from a few towns over. Architect work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Mastema was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and revenge

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat, marred by chocolates. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Heather was born the youngest of three triplets. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 cp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. Her orange fur is smooth and relatively long. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 cp. Jade (110 gp).

Description: This man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 sp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This late middle aged man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame and is in decent physical shape. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gifted student he started as a Seamstress, but he got bored and became a Apothecary. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Don fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To be a Seamstress again; and balancing his hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She keeps her bronze crest in a pixie cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. 3 Smokesticks.