Description: He is lean but muscular and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She 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. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries a battered trident and tarnished axe as well. He wears his auburn hair down. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Gerard is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Extrovert, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has done her best to style her red fur to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her copper eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Nedda was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Carnelian (30 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Roywyn never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and carries axes. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in the west to a Soapmaker, Shava learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has worked as a Soapmaker like her father before her.

Motivation: To be a Body Guard again; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Debt. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 80 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears dull black sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sword, just in case. She wears her silver hair down. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To be a Cook again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.