Description: This man is very fat, and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2300 gp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a very tight haircut. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Mara hails from a village terrorized by illithids. At a young age her mother died while driving off some illithids. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in shortspear use. 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: To end her boredom; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a yellow collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has brown hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 gp. Star ruby (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Obsidian (14 gp).

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries with him a set of shortspears, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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. 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. Cimer fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a brown tunic with red highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His beige fur is heavily combed to the right. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He worked as a nervous Mortician and found it very stressful. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 9000 sp. Peridot (70 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Bundrigo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bundrigo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her white hair is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Engong will drive conversation. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1700 gp.