Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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 into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His head has been shaved. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears an entirely tan suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Hugh will drive conversation. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Hugh liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Theodoric was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bookbinder. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His black hair is thinning but still full. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp.