Description: He wears a grey coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad grey hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His first spouse was a Body Guard, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Body Guard; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. He wears his silver hair down. His eyes are silver.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Through the years after Barakas was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Barakas's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Priest they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Servant, and he later adopted a second son.

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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp. Jasper (70 gp).

Description: This man wears tattered old clothes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Laborer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 sp. Malachite (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a brown shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and brown pants. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.