Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses like a well dressed Slave Trader does. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Gimble was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Slave Trader for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has no hair. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 rapier.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2300 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Laucian was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Laucian 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 bought a quarterstaff and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and balancing his hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'8". He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull grey iron scale mail, and his gloved hand is found clutching a hand crossbow. He has wavy brown fur. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Lone was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Military, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has wavy green crest. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a Butcher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A 5'7" southern man, he wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Ahvain alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Ahvain was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'9". He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and his gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 cp.