Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. White pearl (130 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he very much looks the part of a Courier. His hair is chestnut and very short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears skinny pants and wears a white and green robe with the hood down. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a black costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Family, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 14000 sp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has shaved his head bald. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Artistic, Opinionated. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 gp.