Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This eastern man tends to wear a large brown jacket. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He got into the Gardener business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Gardener work with an outfit from a few towns over. Gardener work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She prefers to wear flannel. Her black crest is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Akra abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp. Red spinel (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His scarlet crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Servant who has hired him part-time. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

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. He found a children's book about a Dragonborn 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 is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ahrim grew up listening to his father's many stories. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Terse, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Grigi was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a white shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and blue pants. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: The child of a Scribe, who enjoyed hunting, Ilga was taken on many hunting expeditions. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears just a red suit. His black hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Gildmak was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Persistence. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He 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. His black hair is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf 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 drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.