Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly spears and morningstars. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Gilthur is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Gilthur hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting gnolls, the young Gilthur began to lead the lost caravan. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Balam hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the north to a Priest, Altho learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 Priest. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'7". He wears tan trousers with red and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. While he appears to be a normal Elf, 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 bought a lance and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tattered old clothes. He has white crest. He has red eyes and a blue hat with a white feather.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 50 pp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.