Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he 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 hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. He struck the Guard job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 sp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Iolite (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'6" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). 2 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He wears a simple tan robe with violet stripes complete with hood. He carries with him a set of glaives on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Body Guard who has hired him part-time. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Alexandre alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Raymond has worked very hard to control his curse. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His brown hair is cut short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: Anselm was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bellfounder and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp.