Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her white hair is cut short. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: The child of a Apothecary, who enjoyed hunting, Mara was taken on many hunting expeditions. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Mara has worked very hard to control her curse. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a white costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 24. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born into a rich family. Ownka abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her yellow robe, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Marastyr was born with her mother's beautiful face. 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 Dilettante. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Dilettante.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and to be a locksmith again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is physically well-built. His white hair is long and unkept. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is portly but not overly obese. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Morgran reached his early adolescence his Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and doesn't want to be a priest and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and tends to wear a large grey jacket. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of a Slave Trader, who enjoyed hunting, Ulfgar was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Lazy, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. To his fellows he 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Oriax was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: An older woman who usually wears her violet robe and has her falchion always slung over her shoulder, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She got into the Servant business at a young age. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful, Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30 pp.