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 auburn hair is knotted and matted. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 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: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. 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: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Jade (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. His hair is auburn and very short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born to a Guard, his father struggled to pay the bills. Raer was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Raer decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is wearing a long, brown cloak. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Traki 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 Traki. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a grey vest and prefers pastel and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insane, Selfish. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has moderate length red hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Dayereth lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is content; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Jasper (80 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Rose (80 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).