Description: This late middle aged man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Gunter's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When Gunter reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Red spinel (160 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a Gardener, his father struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Roland was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Roland's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bertram fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 sp. Jet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His head has been shaved. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp.