Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears grey trousers with black and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ralf was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Dilettante. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 sp. Hematite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a brown vest and prefers grey and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in a small plains village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged 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, and is pretty ugly. Her black hair is well kept. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and white handkerchief worn on his left side. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Shane alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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: Wants his loneliness to end; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. Peridot (50 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).