Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has wavy brown hair. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 gp. Black opal (600 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His white hair is singed and shortened. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A freak accident while working with his Seamstress father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane, Insane. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Theren grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Theren abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2500 sp. Red spinel (110 gp). Sard (70 gp). Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 20000 cp. Red garnet (50 gp). Zircon (40 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: Xappan hails from a village terrorized by orcs. 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 Spice Merchant. He tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 cp.