Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears baggy green pantaloons and a black scarf. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Violet garnet (900 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her black fur is heavily combed to the right. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep yellow.

Personality: Art is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She receives visions of the future at random moments

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. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'11". He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the north to a Scribe, Erias learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 gp. Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a pastel collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt and is in decent physical shape. His long white fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are copper.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He takes great joy in being the best Courier in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Quick was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Bonds: Enemies, Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: White pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.