Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is an epitome of beauty. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She wears a violet tunic with green highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has shaved her head bald. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Azurite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a yellow wide-brimmed hat and yellow clothes. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He got into the Beggar business at a young age. After coming to the age of reason, Ralf took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. 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 wants revenge against dire rats; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aldous grew up listening to his father's many stories. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Aldous alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp. Citrine (80 gp).