Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in a small desert village. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He bought a sai and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'6". He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is always cut to a buzz. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears baggy violet pantaloons and a grey scarf, he is not a threatening figure. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Tharivol is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in a small island village. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. 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: To reunite with his old friends; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Smokesticks. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately 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. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Barber first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Korfel was born with his father's beautiful face. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He tends to his Barber job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 120 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp).