Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40 gp. White pearl (130 gp).

Description: This southern woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Marastyr was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Farmer. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Hunter who has hired him part-time. A true patriot, Muggrish would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a Dilettante, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has shaved his head bald. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Military, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His blue crest is still thick. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in the east. Shedinn was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Crown-heir. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. With bright brown hair. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 140 gp. Citrine (50 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears professional attire. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Waywocket was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Bowyer for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Astaro was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Astaro's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Chain shirt.