Description: This late middle aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has moderate length auburn hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 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: To get a good night's sleep; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, PTSD, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a grey vest and prefers blue and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dean fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a hunchback. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

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 however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.