Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Ruler born in the past three hundred years. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born in a small desert village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has wavy gold crest. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Shamash took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up bow and armor he uses now. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a pastel Stetson hat and pastel clothes. He sports a flattop fur cut. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born in the west. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 sp. Malachite (10 gp).

Description: 3'10" and muscular, this southern woman wears skinny pants and wears a grey and blue robe with the hood down. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Ilde is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her first spouse was a Ploughman, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: White pearl (110 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp).