Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her head has been shaved. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Dyer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gell studied abroad. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and he perpetually has his nunchaku ready. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Gormogord hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 900 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man is renowned for his bright white suits and hats and is in decent physical shape. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Shepherd father left him crippled. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her blue hair has been sun bleached extensively. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Sekhmet was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 290 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This light-skinned female typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull blue iron scale mail. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is short and golden. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His silver eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a great chef.

History: Oriax was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: He is greedy; and human compassion

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 90 gp.