Description: This malnourished woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her chestnut 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 can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. 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 to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries with him a set of greatswords on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His copper eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He carries with him a set of falchions on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His crest is cut close to his head. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. 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: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He became a Mercenary soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. 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 compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He keeps his long red fur kept up in a rat tail. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a Mercenary first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in the west to a Mercenary, Flask learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 sp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp).

Description: Standing 2'11", this man wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Tomi was born the youngest of three triplets. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shepherd and was forced into it by his family; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Fletcher arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and doesn't want to be a fletcher and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Onyx (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Antitoxin.

Description: This woman wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Emma enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Emma took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1 Backpack.