Description: He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his greataxe, and carries greataxes. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Anselm is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Anselm hails from a village terrorized by drow. At a young age his mother died while driving off some drow. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in greataxe use. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His white hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Cory has worked very hard to control his curse. After a long history of fighting, Cory and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a tan coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Justin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bellfounder for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new bellfounder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Conrad hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. At a young age his mother died while driving off some gnolls. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in spear use. 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 many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: In love, Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp).

Description: He wears a blue shirt with thin black vertical stripes and yellow pants. He carries a battered whip and tarnished flail as well. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp.