Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Coral (120 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a longbow, but if one is not available he will default to his sai. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a Healer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He wears dull brown sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sword, just in case. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Azaki enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Azaki grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Azaki. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the north to a Junk Dealer, Caeldrim learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.