Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Manfred has worked very hard to control his curse. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Lazy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 20000 cp. Zircon (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp).

Description: He wears a blue tunic with yellow highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a flattop hair cut. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the east to a Tanner, Brottor learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear flannel. His cinnamon fur is long and unkept. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born in the north. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 230 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Red spinel (110 gp).

Description: 6'6" and muscular, this western man is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His brass crest is still thick. He has red eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Arjhan was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Opinionated. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 sp.