Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Theren was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

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. Through the years after Azdûsh was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Azdûsh's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, 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 Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Oolah studied abroad. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp).

Description: This southern woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has blue eyes and a blue hat with a violet feather.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to protect her home

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.