Description: An older man who typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Emma was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a Dilettante, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Dilettante they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Barrister, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. 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 white and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: White opal (1600 gp). Malachite (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Banded mail. 1 Buckler. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.