Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his axe. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a shield on her belt. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Helen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She bought a shield and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a simple red robe with black stripes complete with hood. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 gp. Amber (40 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 Scribe. She has worked as a Scribe like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp).