Description: Standing 4'1", this man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Adrik lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Adrik was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Spice Merchant. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Family, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 11000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp).

Description: Standing 5'3", this woman wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a flail, but if one is not available she will default to her club. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Antitoxin. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His red fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bricklayer who has hired him part-time. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a dagger and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She has a very tight haircut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: The child of a Crown-heir, who enjoyed hunting, Mialee was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Mialee took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up kukri and armor she uses now. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: In love, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. After a long history of fighting, Andraste and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. White pearl (40 gp). Rose (20 gp). Coral (40 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man has the majority of his body covered in plate and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a tan tunic with black highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Xanaphia has worked very hard to control her curse. She bought a rapier and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Zook was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Zook was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Zook's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To protect his home; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp).