Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a pastel scarf. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Rael was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Rael's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 80 pp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Zircon (30 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is physically well-built. His hair is red and very short. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born in a small desert village. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man prefers to wear flannel. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair is singed and shortened. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Map Maker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 14000 sp. Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a great chef.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His chestnut hair is still thick. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born into a rich family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Emerald (1000 gp).