Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His fur is cut close to his head. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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. Being a Bather kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1700 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: 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 a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 40000 cp. Jasper (70 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man is typically in his Layabout uniform. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Tim was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 160 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a brown collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 290 gp.