Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His golden hair is singed and shortened. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a Courier, his father struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and doesn't want to be a slave trader and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Amber (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 5000 sp.