Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His tied-back hair is white. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 Aust began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull white iron scale mail, marred by sweets. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His brown hair is cut short. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears baggy green pantaloons and a blue scarf. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 900 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is knotted and matted. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Himo was born the youngest of three triplets. Himo liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Laborer and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp.