Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His blue crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Bidreked was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Hematite (6 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 30 pp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shortbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Map Maker. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Creega alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a apothecary again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her auburn hair is well kept. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Quilla hails from a village terrorized by giants. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Junk Dealer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.