Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with pastel slacks. His crest is bronze and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. Through the years after Kriv was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Kriv's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Amethyst (120 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is cut close to his head. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Kipper was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her whip, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Red garnet (110 gp).

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She carries a battered longsword and tarnished whip as well. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. The war was a terrible time for her, and Torgga does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Torgga reached her early adolescence her Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Torgga fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. 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 misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Vola 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a simple black robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. After coming to the age of reason, Bathin 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her white hair is thinning but still full. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her first spouse was a Weaver, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and someone believes her a fraud

Bonds: Slave, Nature, Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2500 sp.