Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Shoemaker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears dull tan sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. She has a hunchback. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Numba was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this southern woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ielenia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a brown coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is golden and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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 invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She 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. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Maynild was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She 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. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she has a crush on the local shepherd

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (80 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shoemaker business.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Henk was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to be a bather again

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

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 was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a mayor and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Chain shirt.