Description: This southern man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His clothes are grease stained in places. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Through the years after Aerdeth was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Aerdeth's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 90 pp. Moonstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a very tight haircut. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Galinndan liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is content

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1200 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Jade (140 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Amber (140 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Himo is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are green.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears black trousers with brown and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his white hair down. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. 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 will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Hematite (12 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.