Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His head has been shaved. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: 6'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 50 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a pastel scarf. His hair is black and very short. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Hunter. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he's in love

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and prefers to wear flannel. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.