Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her long red fur kept up in a rat tail. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Art is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Crown-heir they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Healer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 9000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length scarlet crest. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Shamash abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Addict, Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Black star sapphire (700 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Rose (50 gp). Jet (140 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears dark leathers with embroidery. His brown hair is cut short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Amber (70 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Jet (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is blonde and very short. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Halimath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His red fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Military, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 pp. Peridot (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears skinny pants and wears a blue and yellow robe with the hood down. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 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 (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.