Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and white robe with the hood down. His golden hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Theren speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Carpenter. He has worked as a Carpenter like his father before him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male very much looks the part of a Architect. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has shaved his head bald. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings, marred by sweets. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson violet hat.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Pink pearl (130 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).