Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He became a Body Guard soon after.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 140 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Antitoxin.

Description: He is in excellent shape and tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gold eyes and a green hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 250 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her long gray fur kept up in a rat tail. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a great chef.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Baker again.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small brown clips. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Baker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, In love. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and carries shortspears. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her quarterstaff with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has shaved her head bald. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Optimist, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'2" and very much looks the part of a Jeweler. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Jeweler. He has achieved small success as a Jeweler.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears tattered old clothes. His yellow fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Miller.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Everard hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 10 pp. Peridot (60 gp).