Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Chad is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Chad was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'0". He wears a violet vest and prefers brown and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and his gloved hand is found clutching a trident. His black hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. After a long history of fighting, Shane and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Bertram wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is thinning but still full. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This northern man typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Dyer; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.