Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'11" and wears a blue tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His silver hair is still thick. 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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Halimath lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Halimath grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Halimath. Being a Mercenary 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: To reunite with his absent father; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are green.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: This late middle aged man typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length white hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the north to a Herbalist, Erevan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erevan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He prefers to wear flannel. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is cut short. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has auburn hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the south to a Gardener, Halimath learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Hematite (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Rose (60 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Hematite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.