Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a green vest and prefers tan and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 cp. Red garnet (110 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Aerdeth wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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. Being a Brewer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: A 4'10" southern woman, she wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Traulam wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: The child of a Engraver, who enjoyed hunting, Traulam was taken on many hunting expeditions. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Scribe responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'9" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His green eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the south to a Fletcher, Adam learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fletcher.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her fur is cut close to her head. She is baby faced.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Barber born in the past three hundred years. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

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. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To be a Animal Trainer again; and she is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her black fur is lengthy. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Five hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp).