Description: An older man who wears a red cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Thomas was born the youngest of three triplets. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Miles will drive conversation. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Extrovert, Joker, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: He wears just a black suit. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bellfounder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bellfounder work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Bellfounder.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Hematite (13 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is blonde and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Bertram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bertram fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: This man wears a fancy blue suit. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Miles alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1600 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp).