Description: A middle-aged woman, she 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 pretty ugly. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. She has black eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Markosian embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Everburning torch. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: He wears a yellow shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants, and he perpetually has his ceremonial dagger ready. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. With wild golden hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Tiaathque alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

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

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He tends to wear a large yellow jacket. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 130 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears a simple brown robe with tan stripes complete with hood, marred by chocolates. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: Standing 3'5", this man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is knotted and matted. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Qualen 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. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 sp. Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He got into the Courier business at a young age. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Erky was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she 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. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Map Maker for the past few years.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born into a rich family. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Markosian took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up lance and armor she uses now. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 pp.