Description: This malnourished 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 moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His first spouse was a Baker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. After a long history of fighting, Chad and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Nature, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His fur is short and orange. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Herbalist. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1700 sp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Silk rope. 1 Superior lock.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and longswords. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a axe, but if one is not available he will default to his mace. He wears his white hair up. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

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. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 70 pp. Malachite (11 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, marred by chocolates. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Baern alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Baern was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 pp.