Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is braided into rings. He has brown eyes and a tan hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Qualen is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Qualen was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Navigator 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: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His white crest is long and unkept. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: He is greedy; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a brown tunic with red highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 52. 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 however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

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

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a sickle and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Verin was born with her mother's beautiful face. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, 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 has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears dark leathers with embroidery, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her white crest is braided into rings. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Korinn was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying south to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Korinn was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears his bronze crest up. He has red eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

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. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Body Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Body Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 sp.