Description: 6'4" and muscular, this southern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears just a black suit, marred by teas. He has wavy red hair. 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 hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Grisha was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a simple green robe with violet stripes complete with hood. He has wavy brown hair. He has a dull look in his black eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He is a Lycanthrope in disguise. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amber (70 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: The child of a Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Raymond was taken on many hunting expeditions. Raymond was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Painter. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has moderate length blonde hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Audhild liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She bought a hammer and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Jet (130 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She is an epitome of beauty. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Gunnloda was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1600 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Coral (60 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light pastel in addition to tight pants. She keeps her gray fur in a pixie cut. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Flame was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 pp.