Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sage they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Banker, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are brown and beady.

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 is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Roland alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Roland fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: To be a Sage again.

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.