Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and is pretty ugly. She wears her white crest up. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Mijira never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

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

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and she perpetually has her club ready. Her black fur is thinning but still full. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Ethereal hails from a village terrorized by illithids. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Mindartis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern woman dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with pastel slacks. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has slicked back silver hair. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born in the north. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He wears a colorful flower in his red crest. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He takes great joy in being the best Baker in town.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Being a Baker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'0". He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. 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 was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). 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: To prove his worth to the world; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: She is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greatswords and bows. Her hair is short and golden. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bimpnottin isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Being a Blacksmith kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: 2'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Eida isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 cp.