Description: This man 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 muscular with a powerful set of arms. His silver hair is braided into rings. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Rael is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His first spouse was a Carter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and carries bows. His hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small pastel clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

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. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His auburn hair is still thick. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Naal lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He worked as a nervous Herbalist and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: In love, Family, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 240 pp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He usually wears his grey robe and has his flail always slung over his shoulder. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2300 gp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has wavy blonde hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.