Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are brown.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears just a white suit. He has a hunchback. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Heward was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His blonde hair is lengthy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His head has been shaved. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of orcs

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'1" and is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and green handkerchief worn on his left side. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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 raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.