Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a dagger on her belt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Virra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 sp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His black eyes peer out from beneath his top black hat.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Golden pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She found a children's book about a Tiefling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to dire rats.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She wears a tan vest and prefers white and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sailor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Orla was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and carries bows. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She got into the Fisher business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Stableman, but she got bored and became a Fisher. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 40 pp. Malachite (13 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his chestnut hair down. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: Goroth wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is obsessed with his god.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longbows and swords. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Beiro enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Beiro was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Beiro decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'7". She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and her gloved hand is found clutching a hammer. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: In love, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 sp.