Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Arnold was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to protect his home

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Violet garnet (700 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. She has slicked back silver hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Servant. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to be a baker again

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Amethyst (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).