Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting gnolls, the young Ghâm began to lead the lost caravan. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is long and silver with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He has amber eyes and a violet hat with a green feather.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Diggory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She carries with her a set of lances, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. A true patriot, Shava would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Through the years after Shava was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Shava's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her red robe. She carries with her a set of scimitars on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She keeps her yellow fur in a pixie cut. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Skirt lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She worked as a nervous Baker and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Baker.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 110 pp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.