Description: A middle-aged man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a fancy violet dress. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Drusilia was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Drusilia abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To be a Armorer again; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 sp. Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He stands about 3'3" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His childhood dream was to be a Adventurer, but he was a colossal failure. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and expand his business

Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 110 gp. Malachite (12 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.