Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aust is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Aust enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To protect his home; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Fire opal (1200 gp).

Description: An older man who prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bricklayer who has hired him part-time. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Thamior was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Family, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 9000 sp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears just a black suit. He is an epitome of beauty. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has violet eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Being a Carter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 pp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, 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 black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Malachite (5 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His hair is blonde and curly. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Raer is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 260 pp.