Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. His chestnut hair is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Dreali hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Jet (140 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Amber (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His clothes are grease stained in places. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. Thervan was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Interpreter. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 270 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a great chef.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: Many gnolls want him driven away; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 190 pp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: This man wears a white vest and prefers yellow and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Miller.

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

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 6000 sp. Amber (90 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Jet (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He has shaved his head bald. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

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. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: The child of a Ruler, who enjoyed hunting, Koeth was taken on many hunting expeditions. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Barber 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: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Jasper (80 gp).