Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear flannel. His red hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

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. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a Seamstress, his mother struggled to pay the bills. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 10000 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Sard (30 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears baggy white pantaloons and a black scarf. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Farmer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Layabout, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and doesn't want to be a layabout and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red spinel (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is red and curly. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jillian studied abroad. A freak accident while working with her Architect mother left her crippled. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has shaved her head bald. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sickle with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a brown vest and prefers green and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She got into the Tanner business at a young age. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying east to reunite her family. She has achieved small success as a Tanner.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and balancing her hectic life and new tanner responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 pp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Jet (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Jet (50 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Jasper (70 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a whip on his belt. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Abad liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Dyer.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp).