Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her brown hair is still thick. Her silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Shava enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Priest. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Layabout. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She carries with her a set of swords on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She has moderate length cinnamon fur. She has copper eyes and a pastel hat with a white feather.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.