Description: He is a mite stocky and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and he perpetually has his sword ready. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Ombul was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She sports golden long hair. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker white hat.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Emen hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Emen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Kithri was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Bonds: Job, Religious, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. With bright white hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a cook again

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in an above average manner. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Ernest has worked very hard to control his curse. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1100 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Amber (150 gp). Sard (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He struck the Detective job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). 1 Spyglass. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Spyglass.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. This black eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.