Description: A 5'1" western woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 gp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a blue broad hat and blue clothes. His hair is red and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Bertram enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. White pearl (150 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortspear, but if one is not available he will default to his shield. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born in the west. Dustin was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Weaver. Being a Weaver kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears an entirely white suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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: Hunter was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, In love, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (50 gp).