Description: This slender woman stands about 2'8". She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has wavy blonde hair. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gifted student she started as a Sellsword, but she got bored and became a Bather. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greataxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Insane. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 330 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Uraim lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vicky grew up listening to her father's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She wears just a black suit. She has dyed her greying brass crest a little too much giving a sharp brass color. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She's also a talented Herbalist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Religious, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His fur is red and curly. He has copper eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He 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. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a brown collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her orange fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Right-Handed hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with tan slacks. His head has been shaved. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Reirak grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 30 gp.