Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Lamlis hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His childhood dream was to be a Barrister, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in the west to a Mayor, Naeris learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Naeris was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Naeris decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has achieved small success as a Mayor.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He likes to wear brown tank tops with green pants. His hair is short and golden. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Weaver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He stands about 5'3" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is short and silver. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Varis was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Varis decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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 a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 33000 sp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.