Description: This man is tall and muscular. 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 hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Dean lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Sculptor.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 sp. White pearl (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Flaws: Shy, Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a long, grey cloak. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Spy. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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 is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 60 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born in a small desert village. A freak accident while working with his Unemployed mother left him crippled. He bought a shortspear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is brown and very short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson grey hat.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has moderate length black hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born in the north. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Claira alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Claira and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 sp.