Description: This late middle aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Detective who has hired her part-time. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He usually wears his blue robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. He carries a battered shortspear and tarnished lance as well. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Erky's homeland. Erky decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'0" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Extrovert, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gifted student she started as a Cartwright, but she got bored and became a Barkeep. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barkeep for hire.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 4 Holy water.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. Her blue crest is knotted and matted. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her first spouse was a Server, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. His gray fur is lengthy. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Beast hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He got into the Masseuse business at a young age. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Smokesticks. 4 Smokesticks. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his axe. His dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His black eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: He is a Body Guard first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy purple stubble. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a hunchback. His hair, while still mostly purple, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise silver. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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's repulsed by the PC; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Murook grew up listening to her father's many stories. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Sailor. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp).