Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Fire opal (600 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Banker does. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is long and unkept. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

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 able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He's also a talented Bowyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 10 pp. Jet (140 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Trym lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 sp. Pink pearl (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Richard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. 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: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp).

Description: This man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp).