Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His white hair is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Arannis will drive conversation. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 pp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Rose (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Hadwisa does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Hadwisa reached her early adolescence her Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 pp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Coral (120 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a green armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his rapier, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He has scarlet crest. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Norkruuth reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). White opal (600 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Jade (50 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He carries a battered club and tarnished longbow as well. He has a very tight haircut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gifted student he started as a Detective, but he got bored and became a Barber. He has worked as a Barber like his father before him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Jet (90 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Rose (70 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape and is in decent physical shape. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jade (120 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and green handkerchief worn on her right side. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length beige fur. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Flame was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 8000 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Barber does. She carries with her a set of greataxes on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her red hair is cut short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Barber. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Falkrunn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.