Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears a yellow costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and violet handkerchief worn on his right side. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Gerard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A freak accident while working with his Bricklayer mother left him crippled. He's also a talented Bricklayer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Barkeep. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Guy hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In his youth he was a Fortune-teller, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Rose (30 gp). Coral (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Raymond lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Sailor, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Moss agate (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.