Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears her brown hair down. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: Helen hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting gnolls, the young Helen began to lead the lost caravan. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has no fur. His copper eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to gnolls.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Forgetful. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a pastel collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His cinnamon fur is thinning but still full. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Optimist, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 90000 cp. Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes are brown and beady.

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. 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: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a glaive on his belt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his black hair up. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. 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: Nirgel hails from a village terrorized by drow. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sellsword they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Bookbinder, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 10000 sp. Jet (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. Her hair is short and white. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born in the west to a Barber, Balam learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). 1 Major magic item.