Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries a battered whip and tarnished lance as well. He has dyed his greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born into a rich family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has amber eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Senteq was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'9". She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. Her tied-back hair is blonde. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born into a rich family. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave 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 island due to the painful memories there. Yvonne took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up morningstar and armor she uses now. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's in love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She carries a battered mace and tarnished lance as well. Her black hair is still thick. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Military, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born to a Cartwright, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Cartwright they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Unemployed, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a unemployed and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. She has wavy white hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Mardnab is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's in love; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 13000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. 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: Therai hails from a village terrorized by drow. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Therai alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He tends to his Carpenter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Job, Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. She is baby faced.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Verna was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Being a Painter kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Emotional, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His head has been shaved. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 sp. 4 Antitoxin.