Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born in the west. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 60 gp. Obsidian (4 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears blue trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: 4'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her red hair is cut short. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. The war was a terrible time for her, and Antinua does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Antinua was born with her father's beautiful face. While she appears to be a normal Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in an above average manner and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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. 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: A powerful wizard made him what he is. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Justin never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A 6'2" western man, he wears a green tunic with grey highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His gold crest is matted, messy, and big. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a Courier, his mother struggled to pay the bills. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Ploughman for hire.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1100 sp.