Description: 6'7" and muscular, this eastern man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Ghesh 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a Barkeep first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in the east. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barkeep work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barkeep work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to be a hunter again

Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a tan scarf. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a Butcher first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Butcher arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His ears are large.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Slave Trader but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a green shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair is short and white. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the north. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Tharivol and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Emerald (600 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Jet (110 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.