Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Mercenary. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Mercenary like his mother before him.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and balancing his hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Guard. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Himo was born the youngest of three triplets. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Jet (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His blonde hair is still thick. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Názkûga enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (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). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 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). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Galiena was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants, he is not a threatening figure. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Fivin was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Coral (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His childhood dream was to be a Beggar, but he was a colossal failure. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Balifra enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. Her addictions have taken their toll on her wallet, and she has found herself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1100 pp. Black star sapphire (900 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.