Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His red crest has been sun bleached extensively. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is portly but not overly obese. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a Sailor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 Sailor. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 93. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'0" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his chestnut hair down. He has green eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He comes from a rich western family. A gifted student he started as a Locksmith, but he got bored and became a Butcher. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Butcher for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His fur is white and very short. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Tree was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Jade (130 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Rose (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is portly but not overly obese. She has no hair. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

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 is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the east to a Dilettante, Manea learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1200 pp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Gomory was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and expand his business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 8000 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Sard (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Pink diamond (6000 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Jet (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Red garnet (130 gp).