Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Ploughman. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. 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. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Seamstress. Her fur is beige and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Seamstress who has hired her part-time. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born in the east. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a tan shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. Zaffrab is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sailor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Canary diamond (7000 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Malachite (16 gp). White opal (700 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Rose (80 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She tends to her Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is greedy; and balancing her hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp. Emerald (800 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Azurite (5 gp).

Description: He usually wears his grey robe and has his scimitar always slung over his shoulder. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Apothecary for hire.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His fur is short and gray. He has a tattooed 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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Miller but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Miner. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 800 pp. Hematite (5 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). White opal (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Amber (40 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Amber (40 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Amber (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are black and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the south to a Miner, Rimmon learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Miner. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 pp. Amber (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Sard (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Coral (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Sard (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.