Description: She stands about 4'11" 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 left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. During her travels, Malquis and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Malquis discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Malquis fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a Guard first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: The child of a Tanner, who enjoyed hunting, Heather was taken on many hunting expeditions. After coming to the age of reason, Heather took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 90 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Coral (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Mardnab wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears bulky red painted plate armor. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This eastern man wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Oren was born the youngest of three triplets. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barrister and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 sp. Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is dressed in earthy colors with a black and tan handkerchief worn on her right side. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Bune was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His brown hair is cut short. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

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 cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He is physically well-built. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His ears are large.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. 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 west. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 sp.