Description: This late middle aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. His hair is golden and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, In love, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears yellow trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is short and golden. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 pp. Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 24. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Mindartis was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Beggar. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of emerald and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Debt. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.