Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. He is an epitome of beauty. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 70 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is white and very short. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a green coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He has wavy black hair. He has brown eyes and a green hat with a black feather.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. After a long history of fighting, Kyle and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: He is a husky man, who likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Hugh wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a Shepherd, his mother struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature spear.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Detective who has hired him part-time. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Odo lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To protect his home; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 2 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Acid flasks. 2 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Antitoxin.