Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Ernest was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is greedy; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, In love, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Gaaki has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 20 gp. Malachite (5 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is content

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 5'5", this woman wears a violet coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her black hair is long and unkept. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. 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: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 60 gp. Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is portly but not overly obese. She has styled her dark red hair well, parting it to the right. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady white eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sorath grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a husky woman, who likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Ridaro hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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 she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. Her hair is dark red, silky, and of moderate length. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Persistence, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His orange fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dynamic will drive conversation. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is content; and he's in love

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Debt. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Williamina never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, In love, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 sp. Malachite (10 gp).