Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is chestnut and very short. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tharivol studied abroad. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Tharivol was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He tends to wear a large pastel jacket. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A freak accident while working with his Masseuse father left him crippled. 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: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and revenge

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: This eastern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. His head has been shaved. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born to a Shoemaker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Randal's homeland. Randal decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. The war was a terrible time for him, and Forcas does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Forcas studied abroad. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Slave. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 120 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp).