Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, 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 gray fur is braided into rings. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Two Llamas liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a pickaxe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Dara lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bowyer. She tends to her Bowyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 pp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a grey collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, marred by teas. His white hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Habor hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1400 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His blonde hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Curran's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His blue hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Masseuse who has hired him part-time. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mormo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's in love

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Vlorn's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His red hair is braided into rings. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. 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. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2800 gp.

Description: This woman wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nikki isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Nikki alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Nikki was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Sard (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.