Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, 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 hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 130 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson blue hat.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Varis lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature club.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear flannel. He has shaved his head bald. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting dire rats, the young Berrian began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 pp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Amber (60 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Zircon (80 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. 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 daughter.

History: Adran was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Adran 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 Adran. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp).