Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker white hat.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Jeweler arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scythe, but if one is not available he will default to his lance. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Grom grew up listening to his father's many stories. Grom abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Priest born in the past three hundred years. 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: Gifted from a young age, Grai studied abroad. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'2" and is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He is baby faced.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 900 sp. Hematite (7 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears dull tan sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in a small island village. Traki was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Locksmith. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This eastern man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a Armorer, his father struggled to pay the bills. Oppleby was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bather. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His crest is green and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 uses divination through singing.

History: He was born in the south. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He's also a talented Dilettante, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he has a crush on the local dilettante

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a green shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and pastel pants. His white hair is braided into rings. His skin is flawless and his silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Akmen was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 150 gp.