Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Adelard was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is cut close to his head. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. 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. Bernard 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 to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'10" and dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with tan slacks. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nicholas grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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 was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, and carries sais. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are brown.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Clerebold embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. Clerebold is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Clerebold lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 50000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.