Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries with him a set of clubs on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nicholas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His white crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Vrondiss and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear yellow clothing when she does not wear armor, and carries pickaxes. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Gifted from a young age, Taklinn studied abroad. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Gifted from a young age, Azaki studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Barbarian school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).