Description: She is renowned for her bright yellow dresses and hats. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Valanthe's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears just a black suit. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'2". He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available he will default to his morningstar, and his gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has no hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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 has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Engraver.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Sard (80 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull red iron scale mail. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. 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: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is physically well-built. His hair is auburn and very short. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, tan shirt, and yellow tie. His long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Barakas 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 has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars, and is pretty ugly. His hair is short and white. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. She has moderate length black fur. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. A true patriot, Tricking 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 couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 370 gp.