Description: This slender man stands about 3'7". He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Painter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At some point he was captured by gnolls and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Gardener profession.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has worked as a Masseuse like her father before her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Frederick was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has worked as a Dyer like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is red and very short. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Heather was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Debt. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 2'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Dondon was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, 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 Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 280 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He struck the Mason job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries with her a set of kukris on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. Her black hair is singed and shortened. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Hatae hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this southern woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Jebeddo alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). White pearl (140 gp).