Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. 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: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple tan robe with violet stripes complete with hood. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His hair is long and silver with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic, Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'7", this man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Patrick was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Mercenary. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Amber (80 gp).

Description: This man wears a tan broad hat and tan clothes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Frederick grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Frederick. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Healer for the past few years.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp.