Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His purple hair is long and unkept. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting gnolls, the young Valafar began to lead the lost caravan. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ridaro was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 40 pp. Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His first spouse was a Herbalist, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 18000 sp. Iolite (70 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.