Description: He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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 to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She bought a kukri and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has red hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Nordak was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Fortune-teller. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length red hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Shamil was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Shamil and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.