Description: He stands about 5'10" and wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Hork lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Jet (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears his black crest down. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He worked as a nervous Farmer and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Farmer for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Body Guard again; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane and is in decent physical shape. His hair is short and blonde. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Osco was born the youngest of three triplets. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 130 gp.