Description: He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He carries with him a set of flails on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Soapmaker for the past few years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 80000 cp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2400 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His head has been shaved. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Eldon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Gifted from a young age, Torz studied abroad. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 9000 cp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a Locksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. A freak accident while working with his Sailor mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 80 pp. Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.