Description: This man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears dull grey sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed ceremonial dagger, just in case. His black hair is long and unkept. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His gray fur is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are yellow.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. A true patriot, Fragrant would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Fragrant was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is content

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: An older man who is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his silver hair down. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady white eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kristryd studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Kristryd took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, white shirt, and green tie. She has no hair. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1500 sp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She stands about 3'10" and has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born into a rich family. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 70 gp.