Description: This late middle aged woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress) and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born into a rich family. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is white and curly. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Morthos lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Morthos alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver pearl (130 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Rose (60 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, 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 has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. 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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Juliana is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a great chef.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her parents enrolled her in a Monk school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She tends to her Knight job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. She has a hunchback. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Violet garnet (500 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp).