Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fortune-teller. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has green eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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. Galinndan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Sage, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Red garnet (90 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his black hair down. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Nybarg enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains 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 plains due to the painful memories there. Nybarg took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up longsword and armor he uses now. 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; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 90000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Galiena was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 900 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Jet (120 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Yurgunn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greataxe.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She tends to wear a large brown jacket. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is short and brown. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic, PTSD, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 25000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.