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. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

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 moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is typically in his Carpenter uniform. He has shaved his head bald. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the north to a Carpenter, Guy learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Carpenter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (5 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a pickaxe on his belt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. Rose (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. 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 black hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 20 pp.