Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Bilga's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf. She has dyed her greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a Guard, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Jade (40 gp). Jade (40 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp).

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. His brown hair is cut short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her green crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gifted student she started as a Barrister, but she got bored and became a Stableman. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stableman for the past few years.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4 Alchemist’s fire.