Description: A middle-aged man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. His hair is blonde and curly. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Black pearl (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His hair is brown and curly. His black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a great chef.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Sammal has worked very hard to control his curse. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 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.

Description: Standing 5'3", this woman wears a brown coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. She has done her best to style her brown fur to look like a famous performer. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'0", this woman very much looks the part of a Miner. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Miner. She's also a talented Ploughman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a brown vest and prefers white and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born in the west. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 900 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp).

Description: She wears a tan collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, and she perpetually has her quarterstaff ready. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 96. 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. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp).

Description: 6'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her crest is cut close to her head. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 45. 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 has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Map Maker like her mother before her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Jade (120 gp). Rose (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Amber (120 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Peridot (30 gp).