Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. 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 is dark red and curly. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Cairn was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Dilettante. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her tied-back hair is red. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Torgga is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Torgga lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. One day when Torgga was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Torgga was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 80 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp). 3 Thunderstones.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her black hair is cut short. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Jane is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she has a crush on the local farmer

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: 3'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length white hair. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She works hard and plays hard.

History: Symma was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 cp. Red garnet (110 gp).