Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His gray fur is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp).

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her skin is flawless and her black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears professional attire. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His brown hair is cut short. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a simple pastel robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He has styled his black fur well, parting it to the right. He has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

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 father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Jet (50 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'9" when asserting herself. She has wavy red hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His lavender fur has been sun bleached extensively. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Performer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

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

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'10". He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks, and his gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Tailor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tailor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Tailor.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her violet robe, and carries flails. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1500 gp. Hematite (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.