Description: He has a missing left arm. 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 wears his blue hair up. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Oriax was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Oriax alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 110 pp. Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears just a green suit. He has no fur. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, River was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He bought a greatsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing, and is pretty ugly. He wears his green crest up. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Farmer mother left him crippled. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1100 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 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.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Adran was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.