Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a violet shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and violet pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has shaved his head bald. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Aldous's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Lance lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Lance was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp).

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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 was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears just a grey suit. His hair is short and golden. His ears are large.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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: Born in the west to a Detective, Kody learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Kody alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a black coat with tan slacks. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Arnold embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. 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: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.