Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He has wavy auburn hair. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Modean fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 40 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Sard (40 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her fur is black and curly. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She worked as a nervous Sculptor and found it very stressful. She tends to her Sculptor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man wears a fancy green suit. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His rusty crest is knotted and matted. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He very much looks the part of a Soapmaker. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in the north to a Soapmaker, Soveliss learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears an entirely white suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She sports auburn long hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the south to a Spice Merchant, Ownka learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Actor, and she perpetually has her halberd ready. Her black hair is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She struck the Actor job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 cp. Amber (140 gp).