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 silver hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: 4'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His hair is short and blonde. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a miner again

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is obsessed with his god.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 60000 cp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Dreali was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Butcher for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He is portly but not overly obese. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Rose (40 gp). Hematite (15 gp).