Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Herbalist. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

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.

Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 sp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and very much looks the part of a Ruler. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has wavy chestnut hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: Uthemar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. The war was a terrible time for him, and Uthemar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Uthemar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He struck the Ruler job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2400 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Naeris enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Naeris has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a great chef.

History: Ivellios lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Map Maker and was forced into it by his family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 230 pp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'8". He is dressed in an above average manner, and his gloved hand is found clutching a spear. His tied-back hair is brown. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 27. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

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 he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.