Description: 6'1" and muscular, this northern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Lewis was born with his father's beautiful face. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born in a small island village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Rolf was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. Zircon (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich, In love. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Thunderstones.