Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears tattered old clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is red and curly. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

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. Lûgdash is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star ruby (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'9". He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is brown and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Ekemon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ekemon was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is black and very short. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nelkin will drive conversation. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Nelkin abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 pp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a greatsword on his belt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Immeral hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 14000 cp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Amber (90 gp). Emerald (400 gp). 2 Smokesticks. 3 Holy water.

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. He has shaved his head bald. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Vanuath was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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 never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2100 sp. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.