Description: This late middle aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Umpen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Healer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Healer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 6 Acid flasks.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1400 sp. Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy rusty crest. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a hunchback. He has dyed his greying rusty crest a little too much giving a sharp rusty color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'11". She is dressed in an above average manner. With wild chestnut hair. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 80 gp. Coral (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She keeps her dark red hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise black.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Uzza liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has wavy brown hair. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. 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 to loving parents in a slum to the west. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this eastern woman is typically in her Cartwright uniform. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Gaaki is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 110 gp. White pearl (140 gp).