Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to protect her home

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a very tight haircut. He has hazel eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Oren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to be a server again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a black shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. She has no crest. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Ploughman born in the past three hundred years. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

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 ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ploughman for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a grey shirt, with a white mid length skirt with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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: Herleva was born with her mother's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and seeks redemption

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Gardener. She is portly but not overly obese. She has done her best to style her beige fur to look like a famous performer. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Ethereal and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this southern woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Maiathah 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. Maiathah 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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Maiathah was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Trym enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Trym was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Trym liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 310 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his top yellow hat.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Actor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp).