Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 Mercenary. He struck the Mercenary job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Godfrey was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Slave, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears a green shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and violet pants. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue 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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bookbinder but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with tan slacks, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to protect his home

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Guardian. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears his red hair down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: William is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and money/treasure

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp.