Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. John enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, John studied abroad. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His white hair is still thick. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Architect arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 prove his worth to the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 21000 sp. Banded agate (7 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an entirely violet suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is short and black. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Gerald hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Gerald was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Gerald was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Gerald's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Onyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.