Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tattered old clothes. She wears her brass crest down. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and green handkerchief worn on his left side. His fur is gray and curly. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a great chef.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Sard (50 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Amber (130 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'2" northern man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, black shirt, and grey tie. He keeps his rusty crest in a flapper bob. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dragonborn in existence. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

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 parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Secretive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Neega 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 to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a simple brown robe with white stripes complete with hood. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Balimaar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When Balimaar reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Riardon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).