Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, 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 long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Chem was born with his mother's beautiful face. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 370 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears a brown tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Traubon was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Mercenary. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She tends to wear a large yellow jacket. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Juliana is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Juliana was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Animal Trainer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this northern man is typically in his Mercenary uniform. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He worked as a nervous Mercenary and found it very stressful. He became a Mercenary soon after.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears an entirely blue suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Elama was born with her father's beautiful face. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Pink pearl (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shortbow, but if one is not available she will default to her greataxe and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Uzza enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She carries with her a set of greatswords, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and doesn't want to be a carter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. White pearl (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). 4 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her beige fur is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He carries with him a set of longbows on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).