Description: 5'2" and muscular, this western man has the majority of his body covered in plate. His black fur has been sun bleached extensively. His yellow eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. After coming to the age of reason, Silent took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears tattered old clothes. He wears his silver hair down. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Standing 6'2", this man wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. His cinnamon fur, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 cp. Citrine (80 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Torbera hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting brigands, the young Torbera began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Justice, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Abalaba grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a very tight haircut. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Adventurer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Baker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born in the east. 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. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature warhammer.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and half-orc compassion

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 150 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady and is in decent physical shape. Her gold crest is heavily combed to the left. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Fletcher who has hired her part-time. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Harann grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp).