Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and is pretty ugly. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. He is physically well-built. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Engraver born in the past three hundred years. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and balancing his hectic life and new engraver responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue quartz (15 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp).

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. His brown hair is lengthy. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fortune-teller and was forced into it by his family; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Gomory was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Fighter, 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 Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Gomory abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, 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 wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born in the north. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Beggar they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Miller, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp.