Description: 4'8" and muscular, this southern woman wears tattered old clothes. She sports chestnut long hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. He wears his brown hair down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Azaki was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Malachite (10 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 dark leathers with embroidery. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown fur is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Aura is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Aura took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up hammer and armor he uses now. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp).

Description: He wears a blue costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes and violet pants. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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 in a small desert village. Khrosh abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).