Description: He is lean but muscular and is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He has moderate length silver crest. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Scribe business.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Scribe work with an outfit from a few towns over. Scribe work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Trynnicus was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: To protect his home; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She is dressed in an above average manner. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Thiala is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Thiala was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has achieved small success as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in earthy colors with a white and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Dyer born in the past three hundred years. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in the east to a Dyer, Ronk learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Arannis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Arannis was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 13000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Standing 5'7", this woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She keeps her brown fur in a pixie cut. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is content; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has hazel eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Grûblik grew up listening to his father's many stories. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He's also a talented Unemployed, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her long orange fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.