Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull white iron scale mail. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bather arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 140 gp. Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears long strands of sapphire and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Nalral is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Engraver and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 20 pp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Dyer business.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Bune was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Emotional. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 240 gp. Rose (40 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). 1 Simple lock.

Description: A 2'10" western man, he tends to wear a large white jacket. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A 4'7" southern woman, she has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her gold crest in a pixie cut. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is a great chef.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 6000 cp. Jasper (30 gp).

Description: He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He is physically well-built. He has a very tight haircut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 sp. Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She works hard and plays hard.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Gomory was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is content

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel, and carries sais. She keeps her brass crest in a flapper bob. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 is an amazing painter.

History: She was born in the east. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 20 pp.