Description: This tall, slender man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Gerard was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He has green eyes and a pastel hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Adelard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (16 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scythe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. 2 Smokesticks. 4 Acid flasks. 2 Smokesticks.