Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His first spouse was a Interpreter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears skinny pants and wears a white and tan robe with the hood down. His head has been shaved. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His tied-back hair is white. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born into a rich family. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a violet costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso and is in decent physical shape. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 8000 cp. Amber (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is cut close to his head. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

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. His first spouse was a Cartwright, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and doesn't want to be a servant and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp.