Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Foxilon grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Foxilon. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A 3'4" northern man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. During his travels, Zaffrab and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Zaffrab discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Zaffrab fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2200 gp.

Description: She stands about 4'9" and wears a green vest and prefers white and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has wavy dark red hair. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 pp. Azurite (7 gp). Rose (30 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 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 styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'2" when asserting himself. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Zaffrab is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Zaffrab hails from a village terrorized by drow. His childhood dream was to be a Spy, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is short and red. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shágflak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 150 pp.