Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, 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 silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He tends to his Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Hunter they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Guard, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'6" and muscular, this eastern man wears professional attire. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Raymond was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 11000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Amber (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a white shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has golden hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Frederick 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 Adventurer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Frederick fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Adventurer responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 900 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp).