Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

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. He was taken from his home at a very young age. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: He is typically in his Herbalist uniform, and carries axes. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is an amazing painter.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1600 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Sard (50 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). Jade (60 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Ivellios enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. His red hair is braided into rings. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Gifted from a young age, Theren studied abroad. 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. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1300 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has shaved his head bald. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Dreali was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Miner. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Jacinth (4000 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Sard (30 gp).