Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. 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 moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Katherine wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a Ploughman, his father struggled to pay the bills. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 40000 cp. Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is red and very short. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her top grey hat.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born in the south. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Black opal (500 gp).