Description: He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Body Guard first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and very much looks the part of a Sage. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He tends to his Sage job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 27000 sp.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this western man wears a simple green robe with white stripes complete with hood. His hair is short and white. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Frederick is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Frederick 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. 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 Stylist. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears baggy brown pantaloons and a pastel scarf. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Trym fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Depressed. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. 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 hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Lazy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.