Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She very much looks the part of a Butcher. Her hair is silver and curly. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Waywocket grew up listening to her father's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Rose (20 gp). White opal (400 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a fancy white dress. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gifted student she started as a Assassin, but she got bored and became a Masseuse. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 Bookbinder. He has achieved small success as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and white robe with the hood down. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She worked as a nervous Sculptor and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Vassago was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Herbalist. 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. Vassago fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and she perpetually has her quarterstaff ready. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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: She was born into a rich family. When Mara reached her early adolescence her Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Silver pearl (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Standing 3'0", this woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Trym was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Mundane, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a white collared shirt and pastel skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, marred by teas. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. After coming to the age of reason, Paela took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, marred by sweets. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).