Description: He stands about 6'6" and wears a green cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Nicholas was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was taken from his home at a very young age. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To protect his home; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Azurite (8 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, grey shirt, and brown tie. His red hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Trym 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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Engraver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with white slacks, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Gerard 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. He struck the Blacksmith job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Blacksmith and was forced into it by his family; and balancing his hectic life and new blacksmith responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp. Citrine (20 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull red iron scale mail. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp.