Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is physically well-built. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Simon hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In his 13th 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 found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

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 silver hair is lengthy. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His head has been shaved. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Manfred hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Manfred was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2300 sp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull white iron scale mail. His hair is short and golden. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His green 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. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the east to a Barrister, Peter learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 struck the Barrister job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has money and likes to spend it

Bonds: Enemies, Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp.