Description: She stands about 6'6" and tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her long red crest kept up in a rat tail. She wears a mask on her face.

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

History: She was born in the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the east were limited. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Professionalism, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Kilvar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Kilvar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and revenge

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His gold crest is lengthy. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Layabout. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has a very tight haircut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Buvvie was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her fur is cut close to her head. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Shifting is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Shifting was born with her mother's beautiful face. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He carries a battered axe and tarnished longsword as well. His tied-back hair is silver. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Dain took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up longsword and armor he uses now. After a long history of fighting, Dain and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Nutae took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up ceremonial dagger and armor he uses now. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 sp.