Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has moderate length golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). 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: She would like to get married and retire; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 sp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. After coming to the age of reason, John took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a white collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Aline enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Aline abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1300 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She is portly but not overly obese. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp.