Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has shaved his head bald. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When Tordek reached his early adolescence his Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: A 5'9" northern man, he wears a yellow top hat and yellow clothes. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Laucian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears dull brown sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shield, just in case. Her hair is brown and very short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Glassblower. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Map Maker father left him crippled. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Kilvar never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 140 gp. Amethyst (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp).