Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Vani lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is her passion; and doesn't want to be a sage and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 sp. 4 Holy water.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Cook. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 10 pp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'6" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has moderate length golden hair. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Bimpnottin liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She is content; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has no hair. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

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

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a flattop fur cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines copper.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is content; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her head has been shaved. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She keeps her blue hair in a flapper bob. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is wearing a long, green cloak. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. His black hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fletcher arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, In love, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: A 6'3" eastern man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Kugáluga was born with his father's beautiful face. 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 dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 sp. A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp).