Description: This light-skinned male wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He bought a sword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His skin is also unnaturally pale. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 gp. Jade (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aramil grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 17000 cp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'3" and wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a hand crossbow on his belt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has no hair. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a Bounty Hunter, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.