Description: An older woman who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her white fur is unkempt and raggedy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Art was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Art has worked very hard to control her curse. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has no crest. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the north to a Body Guard, Baradad learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He became a Body Guard soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 sp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Erevan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Mundane, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Backpack.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, tan shirt, and pastel tie. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp).

Description: She wears a tan costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Meena studied abroad. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has a crush on the local jeweler

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has no hair. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Jocelyn and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.