Description: This slender man stands about 6'9". He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Amnon was born the youngest of three triplets. A gifted student he started as a Guard, but he got bored and became a Stylist. He became a Stylist soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat and is in decent physical shape. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of a Butcher, who enjoyed hunting, Senteq was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Senteq took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up longsword and armor he uses now. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Cynical, Lazy, Greedy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3 Holy water.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man usually wears his black robe and has his falchion always slung over his shoulder. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is afraid of men and trembles around them

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 80 gp. Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. He wears his purple hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Oriax was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bowyer. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 10 pp. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing a long, white cloak. With wild black hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 160 gp. Azurite (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tan collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 48. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortspears and quarterstaffs. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker yellow hat.

Personality: Alice speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 cp. Deep green spinel (40 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears his white hair up. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Beggar hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

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

Possessions: 70 pp.