Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Amber (130 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His gold crest is thinning but still full. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Navigator. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he's in love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gifted student he started as a Tanner, but he got bored and became a Guard. He struck the Guard job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Arannis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Arannis was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 13000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He worked as a nervous Armorer and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries a battered halberd and tarnished flail as well. He wears his white crest down. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Kiirith was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kiirith fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She prefers to wear violet clothing when she does not wear armor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With bright golden hair. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Jeweler who has hired her part-time. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Simon was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Hematite (13 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.