The Characters
The Expedition
THE EXPLORERS
Sahara Expedition – In Search of the Unknownis a real expedition to an extreme territory.
There are men and women who are engaged in the search and carry on the expedition with courage and determination.
So whether you’re a professor at Miskatonic University, a scout from the Legion, an occultist from the T. Marks Foundation or an explorer from the Royal Geographical Society, remember that the success and the survival of the expedition depends on you!
The Characters
the protagonists
There are no minor characters inSahara Expedition – In Search of the Unknown, everyone has their peculiarities, everyone’s an important piece of the mosaic.
There are no extras, only protagonists. Every character has individual data, their own personal history and a Psychological profile, containing their objectives, their tasks, their beliefs, their ways of being.
Use the data on your character sheet as prompts for your roleplay, like a sort of guideline. The sheets are deliberately filled with unanswered questions so that you can “fill in the blanks” and make your character unique and a perfect fit to your tastes.

The Characters Guide
Download the guide to Sahara Expedition – In Search of the Unknown characters! Inside you will find descriptions of all the protagonists with every necessery detail to interpret it in the most funny way.
Choose the character that fits you perfectly or the one that offers you the most interesting challenge. Remember, there are no supporting characters, every character is a protagonist!
When you have found the characters you like the most, fill in the casting form. Everything is explained in the guide.
Interactive Table
a synthetic scheme
Below you can read the summary table of the characters, it is just a very simple and schematic representation, but it can help you to choose the character you prefer. The actual characters are much more detailed and can be found in the Character Guide (see above). If some terms are not clear to you, read theSahara Expedition – In Search of the Uknown Guide.
ID | NAME | ARCHETYPE | ROLE | PROFESSIONAL TASKS | INSTITUTION | DEPARTMENT | CIRCLE |
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33 | Lacombe | The kind angel of the sufferers | Military Pharmacist | Specialized analysis, research and application | The Legion | Medicine | Society for Research |
66 | Larsen | The clever cat who knows how to get by | Assistant Nurse | Field support and research | The Legion | Medicine | WWI Veteran Society |
35 | Lazović | The soldier who's always been at war | Grenadier | Field support and research | The Legion | Outdooring | WWI Veteran Society |
65 | Lebon | The strategist sowing discord | Strategist | Field support and research | The Legion | Outdooring | Society for Research |
2 | Lehmann | The engineer in search of adventure | Military Engineer | Field support and research | The Legion | Outdooring | Club Roulette |
77 | Lehtonen | The impatient child prodigy | Military physical-chemist | Field support and research | The Legion | Medicine | Lion's club |
18 | Leighton | The parent in a crisis of faith | Military Nurse | Field support and research | The Legion | Medicine | Speakeasy union |
31 | Leno | The heartbroken soldier | Recruit | Field support and research | The Legion | Outdooring | Speakeasy union |
44 | Levia | The criminal with a second chance | Corporal-Major | Head of Institution | The Legion | Outdooring | Club Roulette |
29 | Levine | The hunter turned prey | Tracker | Field support and research | The Legion | Outdooring | Club Roulette |
56 | Lionidze | The fighter in exile | Scout | Field support and research | The Legion | Outdooring | WWI Veteran Society |
14 | Lioret | The savant of the human mind | Military Psychiatrist | Specialized analysis, research and application | The Legion | Medicine | Socialist party |
78 | Lipinski | The cold and calculating compass | Military Guide | Field support and research | The Legion | Outdooring | WWI Veteran Society |
17 | Lister | The single-mindled, ruthless surgeon | Field Surgeon | Head of Department | The Legion | Medicine | Society for Research |
55 | Lithgow | The Byronic hero with a dark past | Field Officer | Field support and research | The Legion | Outdooring | Club Roulette |
60 | Lorusso | The Carbonaro in exile | Radio Operator | Specialized analysis, research and application | The Legion | Outdooring | Socialist party |
13 | Lowell | The medic and bon vivant | Field Medic | Specialized analysis, research and application | The Legion | Medicine | Speakeasy union |
48 | Madelung | The professor nurturing the seed of doubt | Mineralogy Professor | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Natural Sciences | Society for Research |
23 | Madsen | The visionary biologist | Astrobiologist | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Natural Sciences | The Silver Key |
32 | Maidstone | The scholar on a mission | Head of Archeology Department | Head of Institution | Miskatonic university | Archeology | Lion's club |
69 | Malakian | The militant socialist | Geologist | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Natural sciences | Socialist party |
8 | Mallory | The devout scholar of Erodotus | History Professor | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | History and Literature | Speakeasy union |
58 | Marchand | The art critic in search of symbols | Art Professor | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Archeology | The Silver Key |
52 | Marques | The sorrowful libertine | Prospector | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Natural Sciences | Speakeasy union |
59 | Martin | The enigma on a scholarship | History Scholar | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | History and Literature | Society for Research |
28 | Maslow | The scholar with wanderlust | Geomagnetism Professor | Head of Department | Miskatonic university | Natural Sciences | The Silver Key |
5 | Mavridis | The contrarian who lives in the past | Paleography Professor | Head of Department | Miskatonic university | History and Literature | Socialist party |
70 | Mawks | The morbid scholar of human evolution | Paleoanthropologist | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Archeology | Society for Research |
74 | McCarthy | The prodigal privileged with high ideals | Paleontologist | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Archeology | Lion's club |
63 | McIntyre | The gloomy digger | Excavation Assistant | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Archeology | Club Roulette |
50 | Mckinney | The meek scholar of magical thinking | Ethnology Professor | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Archeology | Society for Research |
73 | Meissner | The child of two worlds | Ethnoarchaeologist | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Archeology | WWI Veteran Society |
7 | Melnyk | The librarian tainted by horror | Paleocryptographer | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | History and Literature | The Silver Key |
67 | Melrose | The grim herald of misfortune | Epigrapher | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | History and Literature | Society for Research |
46 | Mercier | The layman theologist | Theology Professor | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | History and Literature | The Silver Key |
61 | Metternich | The betrayed despot | Classical Philologist | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | History and Literature | Lion's club |
68 | Milgram | The cold, calculating intellectual | Geophysicist | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Natural sciences | WWI Veteran Society |
42 | Monroy | The biologist willing to sacrifice in the name of Science | Cellular Biologist | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Natural Sciences | Society for Research |
43 | Montague | The driven archeologist | Archeologist | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Archeology | Speakeasy union |
22 | Moore | The illustrator thirsting for life | Illustrator | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Archeology | Speakeasy union |
64 | Morales | The overenthusiastic novice | Archeology Scholar | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Archeology | Speakeasy union |
6 | Moreau | The translator of human remains | Anthropology Professor | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | History and Literature | Lion's club |
11 | Morgan | The troubled poet | Literature Scholar | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | History and Literature | Club Roulette |
4 | Morrison | The researcher of mystery finds | Geology Researcher | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Natural Sciences | Society for Research |
30 | Müller | The worker buried in guilt | Excavator | Specialized analysis, research and application | Miskatonic university | Archeology | WWI Veteran Society |
53 | Ramsay | The former soldier armed with pencils | Sketch Artist | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Cartography | WWI Veteran Society |
62 | Ratibor | The knight avoiding their responsibilities | Geographical Cartographer | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Cartography | Speakeasy union |
1 | Reinhardt | The detective escaping the horror | Bodyguard to Secretary of Embassy | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Mission Control | Speakeasy union |
38 | Reitern | The raging former painter | Visual Expert | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Documentation | Club Roulette |
19 | Remington | The fat cat who gets what they want | Consultant | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Mission Control | Lion's club |
20 | Remington Riley jr | The brat with an ear to the shadows | Personal Assistant | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Mission Control | Club Roulette |
57 | Rennell | The leading light of the Expedition | Expedition Leader | Head of Institution | Royal Geografic Society | Mission Control | The Silver Key |
72 | Richardson | The disillusioned diplomat | Secretary of Embassy | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Mission control | Lion's club |
15 | Rickman | The photographer of souls | Photographer | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Documentation | The Silver Key |
39 | Rilke | The dying creature who never lived | Actor | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Documentation | Lion's club |
45 | Roccella | The bookkeeper for the Mob | Treasurer | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Mission Control | Lion's club |
21 | Rogers | The deadpan protegé | Archaeological Cartographer | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Cartography | Socialist party |
34 | Romanek | The veteran haunted by memories | Camera Operator | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Documentation | Speakeasy union |
75 | Rosenberg | The redeemed of a good family | Botanist | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Cartography | Socialist party |
12 | Roswil | The altruistic veteran | Military Topographer | Head of Department | Royal Geografic Society | Cartography | WWI Veteran Society |
47 | Rothmann | The cartographer who stood up for themselves | Archaeocartographer | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Cartography | Lion's club |
36 | Rougemont | The lover of stories | Screenwriter | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Documentation | Lion's club |
71 | Rousseau | The wanderer without strings | Cartographer | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Cartography | Speakeasy union |
9 | Rubin | The amnesiac runaway | Assistant Director | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Documentation | Club Roulette |
37 | Rutger | The eccentric, highborn director | Director | Head of Department | Royal Geografic Society | Documentation | Lion's club |
76 | Rutherford | The thoughtful rebel | Scientific Illustrator | Specialized analysis, research and application | Royal Geografic Society | Cartography | Society for Research |
41 | Telemaque | The heretic raging against God | Radio Technician | Specialized analysis, research and application | The W. Isynwill Foundation | Astronomy | Club Roulette |
40 | Telfer | The disillusioned in search of real love | Telepath | Specialized analysis, research and application | The W. Isynwill Foundation | Parapsychology | The Silver Key |
10 | Tengrove | The clairvoyant of the upper crust | Clairvoyant | Specialized analysis, research and application | The W. Isynwill Foundation | Parapsychology | WWI Veteran Society |
25 | Tennant | The billionaire who saw Beyond | Spiritist | Head of Institution | The W. Isynwill Foundation | Parapsychology | The Silver Key |
54 | Tennyson | The millionaire fallen from grace | Historical Astronomer | Specialized analysis, research and application | The W. Isynwill Foundation | Astronomy | Lion's club |
51 | Thurm | The dedicated, unconventional scientist | Astrophysicist | Specialized analysis, research and application | The W. Isynwill Foundation | Astronomy | Society for Research |
27 | Todorov | The controversial researcher of animal magnetism | Mesmerist | Specialized analysis, research and application | The W. Isynwill Foundation | Parapsychology | Society for Research |
24 | Tollens | The star-guided seeker | Archeoastronomer | Specialized analysis, research and application | The W. Isynwill Foundation | Astronomy | Society for Research |
26 | Trakl | The poor soul tormented by voices | Medium | Specialized analysis, research and application | The W. Isynwill Foundation | Parapsychology | Socialist party |
49 | Troussier | The astronomer of great renown | Astronomer | Head of Department | The W. Isynwill Foundation | Astronomy | The Silver Key |
3 | Turchet | The cunning soothsayer with a bright future | Astrologist | Specialized analysis, research and application | The W. Isynwill Foundation | Parapsychology | The Silver Key |
16 | Tybalt | The thought investigator | Hypnotist | Specialized analysis, research and application | The W. Isynwill Foundation | Parapsychology | The Silver Key |
MISKATONIK UNIVERSITY
Institution | Departments | Field | N. of Characters | Character | Character | Character |
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Miskatonic University | Archeology | Applied Archeology | 3 | Head of Archeology Department - MAIDSTONE | Archeology Scholar - MORALES | Archeologist - MONTAGUE |
Excavation | 2 | Excavation Assistant - McINTYRE | Excavator - MüLLER | |||
Paleontology | 2 | Paleontologist - McCARTHY | Paleoanthropologist - MAWKS | |||
Paleoethnology | 2 | Ethnology Professor - MCKINNEY | Ethnoarchaeologist - MEISSNER | |||
Life Drawing | 2 | Art Professor - MARCHAND | Illustrator - MOORE | |||
History and Literature | Ancient Philology | 3 | Paleography Professor - MAVRIDIS | Classical Philologist - METTERNICH | Epigrapher - MELROSE | |
Ancient History | 2 | History Professor - MALLORY | History Scholar - MARTIN | |||
Paleocryptology | 2 | Paleocryptographer - MELNYK | Literature Scholar - MORGAN | |||
Antropology | 1 | Anthropology Professor - MOREAU | ||||
Theology | 1 | Theology Professor - MERCIER | ||||
Natural Sciences | Biology | 2 | Astrobiologist - MADSEN | Cellular Biologist - MONROY | ||
Geology | 3 | Geology Researcher - MORRISON | Geologist - MALAKIAN | Prospector - MARQUES | ||
Geophysics | 2 | Geomagnetism Professor - MASLOW | Geophysicist - MILGRAM | |||
Mineralogy | 1 | Mineralogy Professor - MADELUNG |
LEGION
Institution | Departments | Field | N. of Characters | Character | Character | Character | Character | Character |
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The Legion | Medicine | Field Medicine | 2 | Field Medic - LOWELL | Field Surgeon - LISTER | |||
Chemistry | 2 | Military physical-chemist - LEHTONEN | Military Pharmacist - LACOMBE | |||||
Infirmary | 2 | Assistant Nurse - LARSEN | Military Nurse - LEIGHTON | |||||
Psychiatry | 1 | Military Psychiatrist - LIORET | ||||||
Outdooring | Scout | 3 | Military Guide - LIPINSKI | Scout - LIONIDZE | Tracker - LEVINE | |||
Technology | 2 | Military Engineer - LEHMANN | Radio Operator - LORUSSO | |||||
Support | 5 | Corporal-Major - LEVIA | Field Officer - LITHGOW | Strategist - LEBON | Grenadier - LAZOVIć | Recruit - LENO |
THE WESTLEY ISYNWILL FOUNDATION
Institution | Departments | Field | N. of Characters | Character | Character |
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THE WESTLEY ISYNWILL FOUNDATION | Parapsychology | Mesmerism | 1 | Mesmerist - TODOROV | |
Hypnotism | 1 | Hypnotist - TYBALT | |||
Telepath | 1 | Telepath - TELFER | |||
Clairvoyance | 1 | Chiaroveggente - TENGROVE | |||
Astrology | 1 | Astrologist - TURCHET | |||
Spiritismo | 2 | Spiritist -TENNANT | Medium -TRAKL | ||
Astronomy | Astrometry | 1 | Astronomer - TROUSSIER | ||
Archeoastronomy | 2 | Historical Astronomer - TENNYSON | Archeoastronomer - TOLLENS | ||
Radio Astronomy | 2 | Astrophysicist - THURM | Radio Technician - TELEMAQUE |
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIEY
Institution | Departments | Field | N. of Characters | Character | Character |
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Royal Geographical Society | Cartography | Archaeological Cartography | 2 | Archaeological Cartographer - ROGERS | Archaeocartographer - ROTHMANN |
Geobotany | 2 | Military Topographer - ROSWILL | Botanist - ROSENBERG | ||
Illustration | 2 | Sketch Artist - RAMSAY | Scientific Illustrator - RUTHERFORD | ||
Geographical Cartography | 2 | Cartographer - ROUSSEAU | Geographical Cartographer - RATIBOR | ||
Mission Control | Expedition Leader | 1 | Expedition Leader - RENNEL | ||
Consultant | 1 | Consultant - REMINGTON | |||
Treasury | 1 | Treasurer - ROCCELLA | |||
International Relations | 1 | Secretary of Embassy - RICHARDSON | |||
Internal Security | 1 | Head of Internal Security - REINHARDT | |||
Secretary | 1 | Personal Assistant - REMINGTON RILEY JR. | |||
Documentation | Photography | 2 | Visual Expert - REITERN | Photographer - RICKMAN | |
Operator | 1 | Camera Operator - ROMANEK | |||
Screenwriting | 1 | Screenwriter - ROUGEMONT | |||
Actor | 1 | Actor - RILKE | |||
Direction | 2 | Director - RUTGER | Assistant Director - RUBIN |


