Description: A 5'9" southern man, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His golden hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman usually wears her tan robe and has her ceremonial dagger always slung over her shoulder and is in decent physical shape. She sports brown long hair. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She got into the Laborer business at a young age. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: To be a Spy again; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a yellow shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and green pants, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is greedy; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Fire opal (600 gp).

Description: Standing 5'8", this woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears her brown hair down. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.