Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a black shirt with thin red vertical stripes and blue pants. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 70 gp. Hematite (11 gp).

Description: He wears a black tunic with tan highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes, and carries shields. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a green collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is white and very short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Armorer. He has worked as a Armorer like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a scribe again

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 80 gp. Jet (160 gp).

Description: Standing 6'7", this woman tends to wear a large green jacket. Her crest is green and very short. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Aasathra was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Aasathra decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to pay off her debts

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Sage

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 340 gp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small blue clips. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. After a long history of fighting, Tiaathque and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Adelard grew up listening to his father's many stories. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 120 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His black fur is smooth and relatively long. His fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Shivering hails from a village terrorized by drow. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Shivering and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He is portly but not overly obese. He has shaved his head bald. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Gell was born the youngest of three triplets. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Gell and his spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 60 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp).