Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a simple black robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: Flak hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 120 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: She is typically in her Layabout uniform, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'2" when asserting herself. Her black crest is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Military, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a white shirt, with a violet mid length shorts with violet tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His childhood dream was to be a Mayor, but he was a colossal failure. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 36000 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Veloptima was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear flannel. He has done his best to style his blue hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are black.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

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

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, green cloak. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His rusty crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Mehen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her red hair is well kept. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shanairla studied abroad. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Secretive, Shy, Racist. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman very much looks the part of a Laborer. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. 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: Balancing her hectic life and new Laborer responsibilities is difficult; and many drow want her driven away

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.