Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blue stubble. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a hunchback. Her hair is blue and very short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. A true patriot, Manea would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cora grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. 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 wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, In love, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear flannel. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'5". He wears a blue shirt with thin red vertical stripes and tan pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a hand crossbow. His hair is brown and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and expand his business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 160 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a simple grey robe with tan stripes complete with hood. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Margery enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Margery was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is an epitome of beauty. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a simple white robe with brown stripes complete with hood, and carries clubs. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Terse. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is an amazing painter.

History: Trym was born the youngest of three triplets. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He has wavy blue hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Silk rope.