Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Acid flasks. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries with him a set of crossbows on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the north to a Carpenter, Dayereth learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new carpenter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly crossbows and quarterstaffs. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. 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 likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shipwright. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

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

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This northern man wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scimitar, but if one is not available he will default to his kukri. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 19000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). White opal (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and white handkerchief worn on his left side. His white hair is still thick. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Traki was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 pp. Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.