Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a black costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His hair is chestnut and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Heward was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Heward 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. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He has amber eyes.

Personality: Alex speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Alex was born with his mother's beautiful face. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is white and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Aldous was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. While he appears to be a normal Human, 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Silk rope.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this eastern man wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His brown hair is braided into rings. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and human compassion

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 gp. Rose (60 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. He carries with him a set of clubs on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He takes great joy in being the best Laborer in town.

History: Adelard hails from a village terrorized by orcs. A freak accident while working with his Dyer mother left him crippled. He became a Laborer soon after.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 70 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item.