Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and carries halberds. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his youth he was a Dyer, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arnold fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. He has no fur. His yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ploughman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He bought a whip and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. She wears her cinnamon fur down. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Windy fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insane, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears yellow trousers with tan and pastel striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Henry was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a red vest and prefers grey and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in a small desert village. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of nunchakus on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Broce isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Broce was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1100 pp. Moonstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Jasper (70 gp).