Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a simple brown robe with white stripes complete with hood. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 190 pp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'5" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. 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 tied-back hair is red. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Arannis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sculptor for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1900 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing a long, brown cloak. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 sp. Malachite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Aelar is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Amber (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.