Description: A plain young-adult man, 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 hair is black and very short. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born in the east. His first spouse was a Stylist, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Expand his business; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tattered old clothes. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Simon is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Simon was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1200 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (6 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born in the west to a Glassblower, Trym learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Glassblower work with an outfit from a few towns over. Glassblower work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: A 6'0" southern man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Painter who has hired him part-time. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Shane hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Painter and was forced into it by his family; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Red spinel (140 gp).