Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, black shirt, and tan tie, and carries warhammers. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gilbert fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a Butcher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Hunter enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Persistence, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Animal Trainer business.

History: He was born in a small island village. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Animal Trainer. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Animal Trainer for hire.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Holy water. 1 Holy water.