Description: A middle-aged man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ortegar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1700 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He very much looks the part of a Bather. His fur is black and very short. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is an amazing painter.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Silent was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bather. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Silver pearl (140 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears just a grey suit. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her top grey hat.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Helen was born the youngest of three triplets. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Sellsword they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Jeweler, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Family, Debt. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. She keeps her bronze crest in a pixie cut. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Sora speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Sora was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Sora was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Performer. 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 is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with grey slacks. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the south to a Tailor, Shax learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tailor. She struck the Tailor job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military, Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.