Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats. His white fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His skin is flawless and his yellow eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Gale was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Bookbinder like his father before him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Hematite (5 gp).

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Through the years after Frouse was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Frouse's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 60 pp. Silver pearl (100 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a fancy black suit. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Flak grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She has auburn hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gifted from a young age, Darrak studied abroad. He worked as a nervous Architect and found it very stressful. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Tourmaline (160 gp). Black opal (400 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, grey cloak, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'3" when asserting herself. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Adelaide lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She usually wears her blue robe and has her greataxe always slung over her shoulder. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When Abalaba reached her early adolescence her Gnome 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 bought a greataxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 360 gp.