Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears dull yellow sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed flail, just in case. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise green.

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 constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 170 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her head has been shaved. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born in the south. Her first spouse was a Barrister, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: 5'8" and muscular, this western woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Anakis wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warrior, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Joker. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is golden and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 pp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears tattered old clothes. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (8 gp).