Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is short and brown. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Naeris alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Revenge; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Zircon (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born in the north. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 130 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His gray fur is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is portly but not overly obese. Her brass crest is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep green spinel (110 gp). Jade (110 gp).