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 is physically well-built. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: The child of a Adventurer, who enjoyed hunting, Ralf was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gifted student he started as a Adventurer, but he got bored and became a Animal Trainer. He tends to his Animal Trainer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bows and shields. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Gerard enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. Emerald (900 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: He likes to wear white tank tops with black pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Arnold lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Arnold was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Roland hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. 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. Roland fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears long strands of opal and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Crowbar.