Description: This slender man stands about 5'8". He wears a brown tunic with green highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available he will default to his crossbow. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Aldous was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He wears bulky green painted plate armor. He has shaved his head bald. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a pastel shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and white pants. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting gnolls, the young Bernard began to lead the lost caravan. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To protect his home; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.