Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His hair is long and red with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Locksmith arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is greedy

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, In love, Slave, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (10 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is physically well-built. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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: To unite with his sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 44000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Wymar hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His childhood dream was to be a Server, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Navigator.

Motivation: To be a Server again.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 19000 cp. Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a Farmer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 16000 sp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). White opal (500 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and tan pants. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.