Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a green costume with the symbols of her god on her torso, and is pretty ugly. Her long brass crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is wearing a long, black cloak, and carries longswords. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Euron liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, 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 red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her silver eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black hair is cut short. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Jet (40 gp).

Description: This western man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Through the years after Purban was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Purban's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: 5'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears just a brown suit. She has done her best to style her beige fur to look like a famous performer. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Being a Shepherd kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This eastern woman wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has shaved her head bald. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Mella 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. Mella abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His bronze crest is greasy and uncared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. A true patriot, Kaladan would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Servant. He tends to his Servant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp.