Description: He wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He carries with him a set of bastard swords, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His blue hair is heavily combed to the right. His fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His first spouse was a Seamstress, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Akmen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1400 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is red and curly. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born in the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Cora's homeland. Cora decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

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Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents enrolled him in a Barbarian school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and 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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

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Possessions: 500 gp.