Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he likes to wear grey tank tops with white pants. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Gimgen hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Cask alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 900 pp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing a long, black cloak. She has slicked back golden hair. 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 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 accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nogu studied abroad. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has shaved his head bald. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

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. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has moderate length blue hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 10000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Sage

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: She wears a simple red robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. She carries with her a set of sickles, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Kithri isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: The child of a Architect, who enjoyed hunting, Kithri was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1300 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp).