Description: He wears a tan shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is content

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Rose (20 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Manfred lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cook work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cook work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a brown shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Thorin hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Thorin was born with his father's beautiful face. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 110 gp. Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: This eastern man dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is brown and very short. He has gray eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is typically in her Tailor uniform, and is pretty ugly. She wears her silver hair down. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the north to a Tailor, Lezre learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Lezre abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Tailor for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 6'8". He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He has a dull look in his yellow eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. One day when Shifting was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Shifting was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with violet slacks. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her crest is short and scarlet. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over 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: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 140 gp.