Description: This light-skinned male 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 tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. William was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Poor, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His blonde hair is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hubert studied abroad. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a black small hat and black clothes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his black hair up. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gilbert is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is brown and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Adam reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Adam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Shane is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sage they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Junk Dealer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.