Description: This malnourished man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Grom alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Grom was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries with him a set of lances on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He keeps his purple hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are white and beady.

Personality: Marbas 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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Marbas lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Sapply's homeland. Sapply decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sapply fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.