Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His beige fur is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a green coat with tan slacks. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red garnet (70 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Amber (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp).

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Tordek is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Tordek was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Dyer. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Coral (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He worked as a nervous Healer and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. Her blue hair is braided into rings. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 21000 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is dressed in an above average manner. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.