Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in the east. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Rael was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When Rael reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Mercenary. The war was a terrible time for him, and Soveliss does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Soveliss lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mercenary. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and money/treasure

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Job, Military, Family, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.