Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Weaver. Her gray fur, when down, is lengthy. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Art took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up hand crossbow and armor she uses now. She has achieved small success as a Weaver.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a brown tunic with blue highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'1" when asserting herself. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a great chef.

History: She was born into a rich family. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

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

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She prefers to wear flannel. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has brown eyes and a grey hat with a white feather.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She worked as a nervous Shoemaker and found it very stressful. 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: She wants revenge against brigands; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Gifted, Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He usually wears his white robe and has his trident always slung over his shoulder. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Khrosh hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. After a long history of fighting, Khrosh and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 30 gp. Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His head has been shaved. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2600 sp. 2 Holy water. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Pâsh was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Pâsh's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 sp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull black iron scale mail. His red crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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: Mugrunden was born the youngest of three triplets. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 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 chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gorga fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 110 gp.