Description: He wears a tan shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and white pants, and carries morningstars. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gerald embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Gerald was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Gerald's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gerald fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Gunter lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She is physically well-built. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Cook but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male 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. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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 cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Patrick hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 5000 sp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.