Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Cook business.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 900 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Being a Ruler 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: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1800 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Black opal (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a simple white robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Aerdeth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 9000 sp. Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'1" western man, he wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a Mercenary first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jet (70 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He works hard and plays hard.

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 was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: White opal (1500 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp).