Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has auburn hair. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Dean is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Miner arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His black fur is still thick. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Tricking will drive conversation. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing a long, tan cloak. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bounty Hunter. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'7" when asserting himself. He wears his auburn hair down. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He refers to his adoptive father 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: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. 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 north. 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 absent father; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 cp.