Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the north. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jet (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Sard (20 gp). White opal (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ahvain grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 130 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dayereth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. His golden hair is braided into rings. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

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. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Black pearl (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.