Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'11". He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sai. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Gifted from a young age, Cressel studied abroad. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cressel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her dark red hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Knight but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Shava was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Justice, Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His chestnut hair is still thick. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Priest arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. He has no hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A 4'10" southern woman, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Matilda hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Matilda lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Matilda never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Family, In love. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 34000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.