Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing a long, red cloak. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the west to a Slave Trader, Alston learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Slave Trader. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His crest is short and blue. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Greethen hails from a village terrorized by brigands. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Unemployed uniform. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Cairn was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Unemployed.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and 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

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp. Pink pearl (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Paelias is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Paelias was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Cartwright, but he got bored and became a Scribe. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 30 pp. Onyx (50 gp).