Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Aust was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Aust and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 16000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 5. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the east to a Crown-heir, Olivia learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She tends to her Crown-heir job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to be a ploughman again

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His dark red hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a pastel scarf. She has a hunchback. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: 3'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Jeweler but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At some point she was captured by giants and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Azurite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.