Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes and yellow pants. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: 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. Howard was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Howard decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. After months of barely getting by, Howard managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

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.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He keeps his white crest in a flapper bob. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

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 he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His chestnut hair is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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 is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's in love; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Breastplate.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'10" and dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears his black hair down. He has green eyes and a grey hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.