Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull grey iron scale mail. He carries a battered dagger and tarnished crossbow as well. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Arannis's homeland. Arannis decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1600 gp. Silver pearl (150 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Amber (150 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a black collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, marred by sweets. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears his brown hair up. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. Vanuath enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Vanuath hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered gnolls who tried to eat his hand. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1100 gp. Coral (70 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1400 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp).