Description: 5'11" and muscular, this western man wears a yellow wide-brimmed hat and yellow clothes. His hair is auburn and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Balimaar was born the youngest of three triplets. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her ceremonial dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her brass crest is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Amber (100 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a yellow costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She has shaved her head bald. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Williamina speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Williamina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has achieved small success as a Jeweler.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to be a scribe again

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a black feathered hat and black clothes, and is pretty ugly. His brass crest is braided into rings. This gold eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Shedinn has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She is physically well-built. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Galiena was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Galiena decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Assassin kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 60 pp. Jet (110 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Adam was born with his mother's beautiful face. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Gormogord lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He bought a spear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His golden hair is long and unkept. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mortician who has hired him part-time. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Being a Mortician kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears professional attire. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Priest. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He got into the Priest business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Priest responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1300 sp.