Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears an entirely black suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Heian was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He bought a flail and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Naill grew up listening to his father's many stories. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 10000 gp. Silver pearl (70 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Jade (70 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. His golden hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He carries with him a set of clubs on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

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 is obsessed with his god.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). White opal (500 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp).