Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. His crest is rusty and curly. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. 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.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Zagga grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Zagga 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 Zagga. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 3'11", this man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a Barrister first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Travok has worked very hard to control his curse. He has achieved small success as a Barrister.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her bronze crest is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears an entirely white suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has wavy black hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tabaxi culture. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a strong sense of loyalty to tabaxi people

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist, Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Hlin was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 50 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is portly but not overly obese. Her crest is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Tanner. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She got into the Tanner business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Tanner. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Ombul fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 50 gp.