Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. He is baby faced.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious, Nature, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears tattered old clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and violet handkerchief worn on his right side. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

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 is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hadarai grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 cp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his monstrous two handed axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Tanglar was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.