Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. 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 blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Aldous's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 6'0" and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears an eyepatch.

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 obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is physically well-built. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Hematite (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a simple brown robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Randal lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 110 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.