Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'4". He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down, and his gloved hand is found clutching a whip. His hair is long and brown with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Howard's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 pp. Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is cut close to his head. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Cory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He tends to his Bellfounder job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a club, but if one is not available he will default to his trident. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a Tailor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

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

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 15000 sp. Malachite (8 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a worn and beaten armor, and is pretty ugly. His hair is auburn and very short. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this western man is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and human compassion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.