Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is silver and curly. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. His black fur is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Server but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1 Everburning torch. 2 Acid flasks. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and violet handkerchief worn on her right side. Her hair is red and very short. Her white eyes peer out from beneath her small green hat.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a Courier, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gifted student she started as a Courier, but she got bored and became a Fortune-teller. She has achieved small success as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 sp. Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries a battered hand crossbow and tarnished nunchaku as well. He has dyed his greying white fur a little too much giving a sharp white color. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'3" and dresses like a well dressed Bellfounder does. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bellfounder. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: An older woman who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, she is not a threatening figure. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Emeny was born with her father's beautiful face. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Uthemar studied abroad. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 50 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a grey vest and prefers red and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Hubert's homeland. Hubert decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 sp.