Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is a Banker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Gifted from a young age, Frederick studied abroad. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He tends to his Banker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 6000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp).

Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 sp. Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: She wears a green tunic with grey highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. She carries with her a set of glaives on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. Her head has been shaved. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 pp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.