Description: This exceptionally lanky 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 sports a flattop hair cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Miner arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 pp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Actor. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Soveliss grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He worked as a nervous Actor and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2300 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp).

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this southern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed green hat.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, marred by chocolates. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

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 has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a red coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad red hat.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When Eiravel reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 sp.