Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a simple black robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Emerald (800 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His white hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is chestnut and very short. He has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a white feather.

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. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

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. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Body Guard. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. He became a Body Guard soon after.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a pastel collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His black hair is thinning but still full. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Anselm studied abroad. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. After a long history of fighting, Anselm and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp.