Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is short and silver. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears his red hair down. His ears are large.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is typically in his Merchant uniform. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Gifted from a young age, John studied abroad. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Being a Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is short and white. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. After coming to the age of reason, Alex took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Rock crystal (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Azurite (6 gp).