Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, marred by sweets. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on his right side. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Solomon was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and many gnolls want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a hunchback. He has no hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Jocelyn lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Stylist. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new stylist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 sp. Malachite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He very much looks the part of a Mayor. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Manfred was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Manfred was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.