Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His ears are large.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Balimaar was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Balimaar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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 has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Peridot (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and brown tie. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are green.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the north. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. Fire opal (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a black armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a hunchback. His head has been shaved. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 Locksmith. 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Locksmith responsibilities is difficult; and to be a seamstress again

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family, Slave, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Black pearl (1100 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He has red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Shane was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Impulsive, Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 pp. Black star sapphire (800 gp).