Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Meriele fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a brown shirt, with a red mid length shorts with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His red fur is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shivering grew up listening to his father's many stories. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Through the years after Giselle was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Giselle's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her yellow fur is greasy and uncared for. She has a dull look in her copper eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This eastern man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His clothes are grease stained in places. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His childhood dream was to be a Mason, but he was a colossal failure. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and balancing his hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 30 pp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has no fur. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 Adventurer. She has achieved small success as a Adventurer.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: This northern man wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his auburn hair down. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: He wears a black broad hat and black clothes. He is physically well-built. He wears a colorful flower in his brass crest. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Quarethon was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 sp. White pearl (110 gp).