Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scythes and pickaxes. His golden hair is braided into rings. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Theriatis was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Theriatis decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Sard (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'9" and wears a fancy blue suit. He wears his auburn hair down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Aramil lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ivellios was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Ivellios took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. After a long history of fighting, Ivellios and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 9000 sp. Eye agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Jet (90 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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 with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Quarion abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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 he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 60 pp. Pink pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear green tank tops with black pants. He carries with him a set of daggers on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His golden hair is still thick. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born into a rich family. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Halimath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).