Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. 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 south. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a green coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He has no hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of a Barber, who enjoyed hunting, Corkitron was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gifted student he started as a Barber, but he got bored and became a Barkeep. He tends to his Barkeep job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Qualen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Qualen was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Qualen's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a sculptor again

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1500 sp. Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears professional attire. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 110 gp.