Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a white Stetson hat and white clothes. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. To his fellows he 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: Hogar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Cartwright but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, blue shirt, and grey tie. She wears a colorful flower in her yellow fur. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Cask was born with her father's beautiful face. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His rusty crest is thinning but still full. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Amethyst (130 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. With wild brown hair. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Farmer. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. His golden hair is long and unkept. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. She wears long strands of opal and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a tan costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Adran was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Adran has worked very hard to control his curse. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and expand his business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Racist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries with him a set of bastard swords on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 150 gp.