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 black hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Riardon is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Riardon has worked very hard to control his curse. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 14000 sp. Tourmaline (110 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Citrine (70 gp).

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a Carter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 20000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. He has a hunchback. His black hair is braided into rings. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Paelias grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Paelias. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black opal (1500 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aelar studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears long strands of opal and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Rael was born with his father's beautiful face. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1800 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.