Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He usually wears his brown robe and has his flail always slung over his shoulder. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Dean was born with his father's beautiful face. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Sensitive, Racist, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 150 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'7" and wears a black shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His red crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 90 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp).

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has wavy golden hair. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Oppah was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Spice Merchant, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shepherd and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gifted student she started as a Map Maker, but she got bored and became a Ruler. She became a Ruler soon after.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: An older woman who wears a grey vest and prefers tan and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, she is not a threatening figure. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Marshal kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 60 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly swords and ceremonial daggers. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 230 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears dull tan sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Banker. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His red hair is still thick. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by his family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp).