Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. His crest is scarlet and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 sp. Jet (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His auburn hair is long and unkept. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is yellow, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Her purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Ronobe's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Ronobe was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She struck the Spice Merchant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'11" and typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rose (40 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her copper crest is long and unkept. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Biri was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Biri took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up halberd and armor she uses now. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a pastel coat. He sports a flattop fur cut. His copper eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Shivering lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears bulky red painted plate armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and shortbows. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Krimmon grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Krimmon. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Standing 4'8", this woman tends to wear a large white jacket. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her top white hat.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. A gifted student she started as a Healer, but she got bored and became a Carpenter. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 cp.