Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Guard first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 130 gp. Golden pearl (140 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her first spouse was a Stableman, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has shaved her head bald. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Mara will drive conversation. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mara studied abroad. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 120 pp. Red spinel (40 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. 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 keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. The war was a terrible time for him, and Raer does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Raer was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken from his home at a very young age. After a long history of fighting, Raer and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.