Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. 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 always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Robert was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 gp. Azurite (5 gp). Coral (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull white iron scale mail, and carries warhammers. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and she perpetually has her kukri ready. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. 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. She tends to her Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Black opal (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.