Description: He prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 an amazing painter.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and carries longswords. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Standing 4'1", this man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His red hair is singed and shortened. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Tordek was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 Adventurer. He has achieved small success as a Adventurer.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His brown fur is unkempt and raggedy. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Aura was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt. His brown hair is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Jade (140 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).