Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has moderate length brown hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the north to a Carpenter, Gerard learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Carpenter. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has shaved his head bald. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 prove his worth to the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with violet slacks. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

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. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Bernard has worked very hard to control his curse. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's also a talented Ruler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 23000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His tied-back hair is silver. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp).