Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His gold crest is smooth and relatively long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Azurite (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. 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 brown hair is thinning but still full. His white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the south to a Guard, Modean learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He struck the Guard job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Debt. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Ralf was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Barbarian, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Barbarian in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He found a children's book about a Human Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Revenge; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries with him a set of spears on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He wears his auburn hair down. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. After coming to the age of reason, Odo took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp).