Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Dustin is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Dustin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. 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: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 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. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Passionate, Logical, Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Jet (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Jet (70 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Azurite (16 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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 accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 Stableman. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Oskar never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 pp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Amber (140 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Coral (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses like a well dressed Shoemaker does. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Travok was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 has worked as a Shoemaker like his mother before him.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

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

Possessions: 1000 pp.

Description: An older man who wears long strands of sapphire and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, he is not a threatening figure. His white fur is braided into rings. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. The war was a terrible time for him, and Spear does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Sard (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Coral (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a pastel coat and is in decent physical shape. Her fur is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Gale is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears dull tan sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longbow, just in case. He has a very tight haircut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Halimath lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp).