Description: He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. He carries a battered shortspear and tarnished lance as well. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Adelard's homeland. Adelard decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is still thick. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Manfred enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Revenge; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries a battered lance and tarnished pickaxe as well. His hair is silver and very short. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Miles's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Miles lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 west. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bowyer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Fletcher, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and doesn't want to be a fletcher and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Gunter enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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, Gunter has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist, Insomniac. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Richard was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.