Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Smokesticks. 2 Holy water.

Description: This man is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mayor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears just a black suit. His white hair is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a blue top hat and blue clothes. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Justice, Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp. Star ruby (700 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Jet (110 gp).