Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Justice, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is short and blonde. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 120 pp. Jet (60 gp). Peridot (40 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 wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. After a long history of fighting, Adelard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Human compassion; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.