Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. He has moderate length auburn hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Watson hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2400 gp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Bertram will drive conversation. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Varis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Barrister for the past few years.

Motivation: To protect his home; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2600 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Erias was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Erias alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has worked as a Carpenter like his mother before him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 160 pp. Coral (140 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Amber (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.