The character menu: this menu contains five selec- tions that will enable a player to perform character and party options. 1. create character: There are five steps required to create a character: I.. After selecting this option, one must enter the name that they will bestow upon the character. II. The player then will be prompted to choose a race. Click on the desired picture. III. the third step involves the selection of a characters profession. again, click on the desired picture. IV. this step involves the random generation of your characters abilities. there are two icons below the data that control this process. to re-roll your abilities, use the re-roll icon and once you are satisfied with your charac- ters abilities, choose the accept icon. V.. the last step in the character generation involves the selection of a portrait that will represent your character. Use the arrow icons to flip through the available portraits and then choose the accept icon when you get to the picture that you like best. 2. add character: This option will allow a character that is stored on disk to be added to the current party. Click on the name of the character that you wish to add to the party. when you are finished adding characters, click on the area of the current party data and you will be returned to the character options menu. 3. drop character: The current party is displayed with the characters name and his or her picture within the small window. click on the picture of the character that you wish to drop, or anywhere else on the screen to return to the character menu. 4. erase character: when a character has outlived his or her usefulness, this option will remove them per- menately from the hard drive. A list of characters is dis- played with the current party listed below. click on a character from the list and a yes no confirmation will come up. choosing yes will erase that character. To return to the character menu, click on the area where the current party is displayed. 5. previous menu: this option will return you to the beginning menu.