Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His yellow fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shifting grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She is wearing a long, violet cloak, marred by teas. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He worked as a nervous Painter and found it very stressful. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Paela was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Scribe. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: This eastern man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is singed and shortened. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kyle studied abroad. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears her blonde hair down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Healer profession.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has achieved small success as a Stableman.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 cp. Peridot (80 gp). Jet (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. He sports a flattop fur cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Nature, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a red poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Olivia was born the youngest of three triplets. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He carries with him a set of glaives, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His eyes are green.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was born in the west. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by his family; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 130 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.