Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

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. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sailor and was forced into it by his family; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

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 is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is an amazing painter.

History: Lance was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. A freak accident while working with his Fortune-teller mother left him crippled. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1300 sp. Jet (70 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Lance never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has a crush on the local bowyer

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 16000 sp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).