Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Justin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has wavy white hair. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Beggar hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A middle-aged man, he typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor, and is pretty ugly. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 31000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this western man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.