Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a white collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Qualen reached his early adolescence his Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 40000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp).

Description: He wears a grey deerstalker hat and grey clothes, and carries greataxes. His scarlet crest is still thick. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Norkruuth grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Norkruuth. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Qualen was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Qualen decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His lavender fur is singed and shortened. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cloak 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 always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Cloak was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). White opal (800 gp). Citrine (20 gp). White opal (800 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.