Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a red and black robe with the hood down. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 500 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 attire stands in sharp contrast to his axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He wears his silver hair down. His white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He takes great joy in being the best Guard in town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Revenge; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: She wears a yellow Stetson hat and yellow clothes. She carries with her a set of bastard swords on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Her hair is white and curly. She has violet eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. 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: Ridaro lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her childhood dream was to be a Gardener, but she was a colossal failure. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp. White opal (600 gp).

Description: An older woman who is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats, she is not a threatening figure. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She takes great joy in being the best Sailor in town.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Sailor. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 36000 sp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 900 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. He has moderate length silver hair. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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 was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 21000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Varis speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: Varis was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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 has a crush on the local Tanner.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 270 pp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His scarlet crest is braided into rings. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the east to a Unemployed, Kerkad learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 80 pp.