Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. 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 has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Guard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'4" southern man, he wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. During his travels, Bernard and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Bernard discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Bernard fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Rolf enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Rolf lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Marshal for hire.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 60000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Charles was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gifted student he started as a Blacksmith, but he got bored and became a Architect. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a Gardener, his father struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.