Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He has golden hair. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His first spouse was a Merchant, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a merchant again

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She bought a quarterstaff and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Star ruby (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: He got into the Fortune-teller business at a young age. Nicholas abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 800 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears an entirely white suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. The war was a terrible time for her, and Melissa does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 gp.