Description: A 5'10" northern man, he wears a simple white robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tarak studied abroad. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, 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 has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Peridot (70 gp).

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His white fur has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

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. 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 Doctor. He tends to his Doctor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and balancing his hectic life and new doctor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 220 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple green robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has dyed his greying copper crest a little too much giving a sharp copper color. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.