Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and carries pickaxes. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are likewise brown.

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 is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a Herbalist, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sculptor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 6000 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Rock crystal (60 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears baggy grey pantaloons and a pastel scarf. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is short and golden. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed grey hat.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His first spouse was a Carter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Doctor for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 pp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his blue crest in a pixie cut. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Patrin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Jet (100 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Azurite (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. She has wavy red hair. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. A true patriot, Elama would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor, and carries shortspears. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Amber (130 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Star ruby (500 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'5", this man wears black trousers with yellow and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His gold crest has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Salasar was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 Spice Merchant. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 pp. Moss agate (12 gp). Sard (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Jet (140 gp). Sard (50 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Sard (50 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

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 never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp).