Description: This late middle aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. His copper crest is unkempt and raggedy. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy bronze crest. He is wearing a long, green cloak. He has a hunchback. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Masseuse but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Rivaan was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'11" when asserting herself. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Kristryd was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: He is wearing a long, grey cloak. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is long and white with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Marshal who has hired him part-time. The war was a terrible time for him, and Reirak does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Mortician. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Military, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 sp. Red spinel (140 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and carries nunchakus. His orange fur is still thick. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in Trail's homeland. Trail decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 160 gp.