Description: This malnourished 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 tied-back hair is white. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40 pp. Hematite (4 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Jade (40 gp). Azurite (4 gp). White opal (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this eastern man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Hadarai was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: Revenge; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Dilettante. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born into a rich family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 230 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His white hair is cut short. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

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. A freak accident while working with his Doctor mother left him crippled. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2200 gp. Sard (70 gp). Coral (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Berrian hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Disease, Lazy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 14000 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).