Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Merchant profession.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a tan coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'0" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 21000 cp.

Description: He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a red coat with black slacks. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered gnolls who tried to eat his hand. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His tied-back hair is blonde. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He uses divination through singing.

History: Heward was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. His hair is long and black with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.