Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

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. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Jacinth (4000 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears an entirely black suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the north. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and doesn't want to be a brewer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

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

Description: This woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Tenena abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a black armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her white crest is thinning but still full. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Fletcher arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 4000 cp. Red garnet (90 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nalaed isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 cp. Golden pearl (100 gp).

Description: Standing 5'9", this man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has moderate length purple hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Abad is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At some point he was captured by gnolls and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Slave. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.