Description: This exceptionally lanky man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His auburn hair is cut short. He has amber eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a Beggar, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear flannel. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She was born into a rich family. When Quespa reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. 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 clean up the streets

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her head has been shaved. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Helen hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Helen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 160 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. She carries with her a set of shortbows, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nija grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 60 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp).