Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp. Red garnet (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Azurite (13 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a tan broad hat and tan clothes. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are green.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ernest was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Ernest was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a yellow shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born in the north. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears long strands of ruby and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His golden hair is cut short. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is content

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.