Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His hair is brown and very short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Flak enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

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

Possessions: 1100 sp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: This northern man wears a fancy green suit. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Heskan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Revenge; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Red spinel (120 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her morningstar with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her beige fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her yellow eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and carries shortspears. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Koeth wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He struck the Layabout job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 40 pp.