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 red hair is singed and shortened. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Adelard enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He found a children's book about a Human Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: 6'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Bernard has worked very hard to control his curse. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a hunchback. His white hair is lengthy. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Detective. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Shane lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A freak accident while working with his Actor father left him crippled. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to be a actor again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His brown hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Navigator who has hired him part-time. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He usually wears his violet robe and has his crossbow always slung over his shoulder. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 6000 cp.