Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His fur is black, silky, and of moderate length. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Five speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is typically in her Soapmaker uniform. Her hair is red and curly. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She 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. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Soapmaker and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a blue Stetson hat and blue clothes. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Navigator, but he was a colossal failure. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Navigator again.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20 gp. Peridot (60 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His hair is blonde and very short. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a tan collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries with him a set of shields, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His golden hair is still thick. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His childhood dream was to be a Barber, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Barber, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a barber again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her yellow fur is matted, messy, and big. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 900 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a fancy black dress. Her silver hair is still thick. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Azza liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Cook. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1600 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).