Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a hunchback. His black hair is still thick. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gilbert was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Gilbert was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and he perpetually has his club ready. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver ewer (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'6" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A freak accident while working with his Brewer father left him crippled. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull black iron scale mail. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Spyglass. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tattered old clothes. He has wavy white hair. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Diggory was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Fisher. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.