Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Chay hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he very much looks the part of a Soapmaker. His golden hair is cut short. His eyes are green.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A 5'7" southern woman, she dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with green slacks. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Geva embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. A true patriot, Geva would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 110 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: 5'6" and muscular, this western woman prefers to wear pastel clothing when she does not wear armor. Her white fur is knotted and matted. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Obsidian (7 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He is physically well-built. He has dyed his greying green crest a little too much giving a sharp green color. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a great chef.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Gardener. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'1" and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Engraver work with an outfit from a few towns over. Engraver work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a Engraver soon after.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dull black sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed whip, just in case, and is pretty ugly. His crest is short and scarlet. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Chain shirt.