Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: Aerdeth wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Athletic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He carries with him a set of falchions on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His green crest, when down, is lengthy. He has red eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Norkruuth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Norkruuth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a Junk Dealer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He uses divination through singing.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Arannis was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Laborer. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 16000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a greataxe on his belt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His silver crest is braided into rings. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mozikth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 12000 gp. Fire opal (800 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His black hair is lengthy. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Oriax alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her head has been shaved. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

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. A freak accident while working with his Blacksmith mother left him crippled. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 4'2", this woman 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 wavy golden hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born in the south. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Werydd has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Chain shirt.