Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has brown eyes and a violet hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'2" western man, he wears dull red sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sickle, just in case. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1300 sp. Carnelian (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 7 Acid flasks. 2 Smokesticks. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He wears a simple violet robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, John is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: John hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to gnolls.

Motivation: He is greedy; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Justice, Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a large red jacket. His hair is golden and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mason arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Healer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp).