Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and he perpetually has his morningstar ready. His head has been shaved. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Raymond fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise green.

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. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Roger was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Roger was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Roger's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 30000 cp. Silver pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Spice Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Seamstress, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a yellow Stetson hat and yellow clothes, marred by beers. He has no hair. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He tends to his Fortune-teller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).