Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries a battered bow and tarnished spear as well. He keeps his long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 11000 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Jacinth (4000 gp). Coral (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Citrine (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'10" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Frederick hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Gardener. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Red garnet (130 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Amber (130 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his golden hair up. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Laucian grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Emerald (500 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.