Description: This malnourished woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown cloak. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished halberd as well. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Barendd is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. 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. Barendd fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 29000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. She is physically well-built. Her cinnamon fur is knotted and matted. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: Lone was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Lone liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Phann was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bounty Hunter they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Beggar, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She is content; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Mundane, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. After a long history of fighting, Quelenna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 cp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. 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: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born to a Interpreter, his father struggled to pay the bills. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Gunnloda has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her fur is brown and curly. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Red spinel (150 gp).