Description: 5'4" and muscular, this eastern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 70 pp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He married young, but lost his spouse to gnolls. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His silver hair is lengthy. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Shane's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Shane took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Thunderstones. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: 5'8" and muscular, this eastern man tends to wear a large grey jacket. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Alexandre hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp). 3 Holy water. 4 Tanglefoot bags.