Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Dean was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'0". He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a rapier on his belt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a rapier. He has wavy chestnut hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Anthony was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Job, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull violet iron scale mail. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Ernest's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a blue shirt, with a red mid length shorts with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He is physically well-built. His hair is blonde and curly. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: To get a good night's sleep; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'8" and wears a violet coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.