Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His red hair is lengthy. He has gray eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Nicholas lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Depressed, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a black costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso, marred by beers. He has moderate length black hair. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was born into a rich family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 sp. Obsidian (14 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a large brown jacket. He has moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Ernest was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Ernest was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Greedy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has shaved his head bald. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Lewis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.