Description: This man is very fat, and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. 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 feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp. Azurite (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Jade (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears professional attire, and he perpetually has his halberd ready. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 90 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hunter fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is red and curly. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Adelard liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'3" northern man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His black hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He bought a nunchaku and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.