Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortspear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His brown hair is braided into rings. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Laucian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1200 sp. 3 Antitoxin. 6 Acid flasks. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Taklinn and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Amethyst (110 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: She wears a black shirt, with a yellow mid length skirt with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She is physically well-built. Her blue hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Prosperine was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her first spouse was a Layabout, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is portly but not overly obese. His green crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Direcris was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Doctor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To protect his home; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Has a crush, Guardian. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her scarlet crest is greasy and uncared for. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Harann 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 160 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp).