Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He wears his brown hair down. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born in a small plains village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Gilbert took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up longsword and armor he uses now. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1500 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a very tight haircut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Architect mother left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 18000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His hair is long and golden with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a Bowyer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has worked as a Bowyer like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new bowyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Laborer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears tattered old clothes. His tied-back hair is brown. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Red spinel (90 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.