Description: This slender man stands about 4'11". He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Pacifist, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 pp. Azurite (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 6'1", this woman very much looks the part of a Farmer. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ootah was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has achieved small success as a Farmer.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born into a rich family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a blue vest and prefers black and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Cook work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cook work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has achieved small success as a Cook.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and doesn't want to be a cook and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 13000 gp. Jet (70 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Jet (70 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is silver and curly. His skin is flawless and his silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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, Akmen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bather. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: To be a Herbalist again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 12000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to protect her home

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Rose (70 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Jet (100 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Carpenter. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to be a farmer again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 14000 gp. 1 Major magic item.