Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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 born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Mindartis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: In love, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1300 gp. Rose (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a black tunic with tan highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and brown robe with the hood down. His hair is golden and curly. He has blue eyes and a grey hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Soveliss hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. 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 is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

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

Possessions: 700 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Scribe uniform. He carries a battered sai and tarnished shortspear as well. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is a Scribe first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Scribe. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, white shirt, and grey tie. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.