Description: This late middle aged man has the majority of his body covered in plate and is in decent physical shape. He wears his red crest up. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Nykkan hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The war was a terrible time for him, and William does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this southern man wears professional attire. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Beiro was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Nirgel is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting illithids, the young Nirgel began to lead the lost caravan. He bought a mace and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 40 gp.