Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and yellow robe with the hood down. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aust speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Scribe but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Aust lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 pp. Carnelian (30 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Amber (100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Theriatis grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 pp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Azurite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears tattered old clothes, marred by beers. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Erdan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born into a rich family. Erdan was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Fisher. 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: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.