Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries a battered axe and tarnished quarterstaff as well. His red hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Military, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished greataxe as well. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Nalral never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 290 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her black fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Onyx (60 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Performer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 12000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears tattered old clothes. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. 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. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Pelaios lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Slave Trader, and he perpetually has his morningstar ready. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise white.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his youth he was a Apothecary, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. 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: To get a good night's sleep; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'10". She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is baby faced.

Personality: Brakka wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warrior, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He likes to wear grey tank tops with blue pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'3" when asserting himself. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the south. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Millicent's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She got into the Carpenter business at a young age. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 11000 sp.