Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with violet slacks. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Veit alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 120 gp. Malachite (14 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: The child of a Layabout, who enjoyed hunting, Bernard was taken on many hunting expeditions. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Isabella isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He usually wears his brown robe and has his quarterstaff always slung over his shoulder. He has a very tight haircut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lewis 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 Lewis. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 sp.