Description: This malnourished 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 wears his blonde hair down. He wears a mask on his face.

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 is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born in the north. Arannis was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Arannis decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Architect born in the past three hundred years. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 390 pp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Eye agate (12 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His golden hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

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 is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 210 gp.