Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His chestnut hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is long and red with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small green clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

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. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with violet slacks. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2900 sp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He worked as a nervous Cartwright and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cartwright for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3 Antitoxin. 4 Thunderstones.