Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born in the south to a Servant, Nicholas learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Slave Trader, but he was a colossal failure. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Jasper (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. Her silver hair is cut short. Her eyes are brown.

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 fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Rohesia never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Scribe.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Greedy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 gp.