*sniffle, misty eyes* R-really? You mean it? ;.;<br/><br/>Hee, but more seriously, given the, uh...architecture, let's call it, of this particular game, I get the feeling that making the PCs' job harder isn't necessarily a bad thing. xD<br/><br/>Also, regarding starting party makeup, if we don't all want to start out together from the start...hm. Well, just looking at the bonds/bond suggestions people have posted, Theswyn, Bender, Kayla and Hawthorne seem like they have fairly tangible connections to one another (as do Sinathel and Fruster to one another if the druid's link to Fenris holds) while the elves are, of course, linked simply by merit of being elves, so there's probably room for at least two or three different combinations there. Thes is flexible enough to fit in more or less anywhere so I can roll with whatever.