Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His hair is blonde and curly. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his rusty crest down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Sybil 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. Sybil decided she wanted neither the life of her father 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. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears bulky violet painted plate armor. His golden hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a Doctor, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has auburn hair. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 290 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Red garnet (140 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and green pants. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has wavy black hair. She has green eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Armorer 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: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She carries with her a set of spears on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Through the years after Irann was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Irann's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp.