Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his blonde hair down. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Thamior was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Thamior's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1700 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this southern woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. She is baby faced.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'10" southern man, he wears a white armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. His hair is chestnut and very short. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Imsh was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her copper crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She got into the Fortune-teller business at a young age. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

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

Possessions: Peridot (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.