Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail, and carries sickles. His hair is brown and very short. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Balimaar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shipwright.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. He carries with him a set of clubs on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His hair is white and very short. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arnold fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Henry lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sculptor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Hematite (6 gp).

Description: He has a missing right arm. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is a Slave Trader first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His childhood dream was to be a Animal Trainer, but he was a colossal failure. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Solomon was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Alex embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Alex lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Alex was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Alex's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 35000 sp.