Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, 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 wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Server

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. He has brown hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at 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. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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: Money/treasure; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Jet (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Malachite (11 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has never given up on her singing dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 8000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and he perpetually has his bastard sword ready. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Carpenter business.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Through the years after Arnold was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Arnold's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Arnold and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 9000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. His hair is purple, silky, and of moderate length. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barber hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2900 pp. Fire opal (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Amber (130 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Amber (130 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 pp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Coral (80 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Jade (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Blue diamond (8000 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is typically in his Sage uniform. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gifted student he started as a Mayor, but he got bored and became a Sage. He has worked as a Sage like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a mayor again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1900 pp. White pearl (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Rose (20 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Amber (60 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.