Description: This tall, slender man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His scarlet crest is long and unkept. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Dyer who has hired him part-time. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Dyer business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His first spouse was a Carpenter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 150 gp. Sard (40 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a grey scarf. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her red hair is braided into rings. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Heather hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 80 gp. Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She keeps her copper crest in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting goblins, the young Blendaeth began to lead the lost caravan. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 18000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is silver and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Thorpe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 sp.