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. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Anselm was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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. Anselm fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'4" and likes to wear tan tank tops with white pants. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. The war was a terrible time for him, and William does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a Farmer, his father struggled to pay the bills. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 gp. Moss agate (7 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Dustin lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Merchant. He has taken up work as a Merchant and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. Ostracized due to the necromantic 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp.