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. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. 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 quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Mamnen was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Actor. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 cp. Peridot (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear flannel. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He tends to his Jeweler job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She refers to her adoptive mother 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: Mardred was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This malnourished man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has gray eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a tan Stetson hat and tan clothes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'5" when asserting herself. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a brown deerstalker hat and brown clothes. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and scimitars. Her white hair is long and unkept. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Actor responsibilities is difficult; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Smokesticks. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Baelitae was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Disguise kit.