Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a red tunic with brown highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Nelkin lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Nelkin abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She usually wears her black robe and has her quarterstaff always slung over her shoulder. Her red crest is long and unkept. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His red hair is cut short. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Stableman but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a fancy green dress. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Bryseis does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born to a Priest, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Bryseis was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has styled her black fur well, parting it to the right. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in a small desert village. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. A true patriot, Baelitae would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

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 has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. Star ruby (800 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).

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 tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is short and red. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Fargas is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Scribe responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.