Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is an epitome of beauty. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Carrie was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Carrie's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Carrie and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears silk and lounges about seductively, he is not a threatening figure. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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 money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 7000 sp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, 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 hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. 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: Efferil hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 900 gp. Sard (40 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of a Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Naeris was taken on many hunting expeditions. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 170 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Sard (60 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Clear bright green emerald (5000 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his blonde hair up. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Theriatis was born the youngest of three triplets. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 900 gp.