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. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Aldous lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bather hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: Secretive, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, brown shirt, and pastel tie. His hair is brown and curly. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His golden hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a Masseuse, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Chalcedony (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).