Description: 6'2" and muscular, this western man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by lycanthropy.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. Malachite (12 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. He has styled his white crest well, parting it to the left. He has red eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Rathkran was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Fortune-teller. After a long history of fighting, Rathkran and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. His white fur is braided into rings. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Cloud was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bounty Hunter. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. She has green eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Williamina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He carries a battered club and tarnished pickaxe as well. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Gimgen was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Architect. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 cp. 3 Acid flasks.