Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his top black hat.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken from his home at a very young age. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: She usually wears her violet robe and has her sword always slung over her shoulder, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'9" when asserting herself. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the left. Her ears are large.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Tanner business.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Avelina grew up listening to her father's many stories. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tanner. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 sp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). White pearl (50 gp). 1 Full Plate.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. A freak accident while working with his Bounty Hunter father left him crippled. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tattered old clothes. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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: Clerebold was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spy work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spy work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.