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. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He worked as a nervous Herbalist and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Herbalist like his mother before him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and balancing his hectic life and new herbalist responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 70 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 48. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mercenary profession.

History: Rurik was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Rurik has worked very hard to control his curse. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. Her blue hair is smooth and relatively long. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2100 gp. Red spinel (160 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).