Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich, In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 sp. Peridot (70 gp).

Description: She wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed scimitar, just in case. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and spears. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He has chestnut hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken from his home at a very young age. After months of barely getting by, Sindri managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 18. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Aelar was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 120 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her head has been shaved. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her cinnamon fur is still thick. Her copper eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Harvest was born the youngest of three triplets. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He carries with him a set of whips, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are white.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 sp. Rock crystal (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is portly but not overly obese. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Fletcher arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 40 gp.