Description: This malnourished man wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. He has styled his beige fur well, parting it to the left. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shivering grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Miller again; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born in the east. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a large violet jacket and is in decent physical shape. He wears his red hair up. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Adelard lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1400 pp. Tourmaline (130 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'7". He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His auburn hair is still thick. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 6000 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 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.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a white tunic with pastel highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Moonstone (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Jet (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.