Description: He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bather. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bather.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 9000 cp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Jade (140 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 18th 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive, Fearful. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a white small hat and white clothes. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He uses divination through singing.

History: He comes from a rich western family. In his 12th 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: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears light armors faded through time and improper care and is in decent physical shape. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.