Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nicholas embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Peridot (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bowyer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Cumpen was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 13000 sp. Zircon (80 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, grey shirt, and green tie. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Oda was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (9 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has brown fur. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Art is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Depressed, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.