Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears tattered old clothes. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the south. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 sp. Golden pearl (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dull tan sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shortbow, just in case. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Dayereth took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Laborer for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His fur is cut close to his head. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Ethereal wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Ethereal liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a sai and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a simple brown robe with white stripes complete with hood. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Brottor grew up listening to his mother's many stories. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Jet (110 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).