Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Gifted from a young age, Norkruuth studied abroad. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 40 pp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears professional attire. He has wavy black hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Gormogord was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Gormogord decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a Ploughman, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He got into the Bowyer business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Cartwright, but he got bored and became a Bowyer. He struck the Bowyer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gray eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 800 gp.