Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears skinny pants and wears a black and white robe with the hood down. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

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. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Armorer; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses like a well dressed Ruler does. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. The war was a terrible time for him, and Dean does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: The child of a Mason, who enjoyed hunting, Dean was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Dean took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up sai and armor he uses now. He tends to his Ruler job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Balimaar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Miner arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Through the years after Balimaar was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Balimaar's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 36000 sp. Sard (80 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is black and very short. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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 daughter.

History: Adelard was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Adelard never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: In love, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Spice Merchant who has hired him part-time. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Gerard was born with his mother's beautiful face. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's in love

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Zircon (40 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).