Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears baggy green pantaloons and a brown scarf. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Katherine was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He is baby faced.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has worked as a Guard like his mother before him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Bonds: Job, In love, Nature, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 20000 cp.