Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bookbinder but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. After coming to the age of reason, Rurik took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His white hair is braided into rings. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Alvyn does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Alvyn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He keeps his gray fur in a flapper bob. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gale does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gale studied abroad. He married young, but lost his spouse to gnolls. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Gale was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is blue and very short. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 150 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 65. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has a crush on the local apothecary

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. His hair is white and very short. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: The child of a Barkeep, who enjoyed hunting, Dalgal was taken on many hunting expeditions. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Standing 3'4", this man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and violet tie. She has dyed her greying dark red hair a little too much giving a sharp dark red color. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ronobe does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a fancy green dress. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born in the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.