Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. 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 golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1100 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

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. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 sp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp).

Description: A 5'6" southern man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He has gray eyes and a green hat with a red feather.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Alex studied abroad. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Solomon took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up flail and armor he uses now. He bought a flail and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this eastern man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. He has amber eyes.

Personality: Dean hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Dean was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp).