Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a blue wide-brimmed hat and blue clothes. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gifted student he started as a Server, but he got bored and became a Sailor. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20000 sp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His tied-back hair is blonde. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His first spouse was a Slave Trader, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 32000 sp. Jade (90 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His hair is chestnut and very short. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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, Heward is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Gifted from a young age, Heward studied abroad. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears baggy white pantaloons and a brown scarf. He has wavy black hair. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a Seamstress, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He takes great joy in being the best Stableman in town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.