Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He likes to wear green tank tops with grey pants. His purple hair is unkempt and raggedy. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born to a Roofer, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She's also a talented Carpenter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His cinnamon fur is still thick. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Seven lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To be a Bather again.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Sard (70 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His blue hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Interpreter. He became a Interpreter soon after.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 50000 cp. Tourmaline (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His hair is short and white. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: Standing 6'8", this man wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a scimitar on his belt. His beige fur has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are a pleasant copper.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Smoking took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up scimitar and armor he uses now. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Persistence. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 cp. Amethyst (120 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears her blonde hair up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.