Description: This man stands a little under 3'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He comes from a rich western family. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Hobart alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Shipwright kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 140 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: Standing 3'11", this woman is wearing a long, grey cloak. She has slicked back black hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 130 gp.