Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a hunchback. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: This man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his left hand. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 gp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is dressed in an above average manner. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When Peren reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. His auburn hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

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 fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1900 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his black hair down. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Varis lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp.