Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Standing 5'0", this man wears a red shirt with thin black vertical stripes and green pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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 is a Hag in disguise. 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 Animal Trainer. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep green spinel (130 gp).

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, green shirt, and grey tie. His auburn hair is cut short. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. After a long history of fighting, Jocelyn and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Banker born in the past three hundred years. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Banker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this northern man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his chestnut hair up. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp.