Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Ekk hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered gnolls who tried to eat her hand. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Sard (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fisher. Her hair is auburn and very short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Emotional, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 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: This dark-skinned male is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Stannor lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 12000 gp. Jet (90 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). White opal (1200 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has wavy silver hair. She has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Military, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 pp.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Tomph was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Merchant. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 6'5", this man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born in a small plains village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Gilbert took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up ceremonial dagger and armor he uses now. He's also a talented Butcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 pp. Onyx (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Azurite (7 gp).