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: Standing 4'0", this man has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. His brown hair is long and unkept. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Baern will drive conversation. 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Seamstress. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his red hair down. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Through the years after Hoshû was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Hoshû's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Jet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are black.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and very much looks the part of a Baker. His fur is yellow and curly. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Baker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a Locksmith, his father struggled to pay the bills. His childhood dream was to be a Locksmith, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Baker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Locksmith again.

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.