Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Average lock.

Description: She wears baggy green pantaloons and a white scarf. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Through the years after Ishte was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Ishte's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Ishte and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. Her scarlet crest is singed and shortened. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears tan trousers with green and pastel striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His ears are large.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.