Description: This man is very fat, and wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His head has been shaved. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'1" when asserting himself. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 20 pp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His tied-back hair is silver. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: He wears a simple tan robe with red stripes complete with hood. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Body Guard business.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears professional attire. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed green hat.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. One day when Bernard was young, his father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his father dropped to the ground dead. His father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Bernard was heart-stricken from the event, and his mother started working long hours to provde for them. After a long history of fighting, Bernard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 90 pp.