Description: This malnourished man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Barakas and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 6'8" and muscular, this western man wears a green vest and prefers tan and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His blue hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are silver and beady.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac, Disease. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 cp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Rohesia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to protect her home

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 sp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a very tight haircut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He has worked as a Dyer like his mother before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Bonds: Poor, Job, In love, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.