Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Gerard enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Ruler and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a red coat with yellow slacks. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 gp. Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: 5'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Anne lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'11" and wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has wavy auburn hair. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Hugolina was born with her father's beautiful face. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.