Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Nim was born with his mother's beautiful face. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nim 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 Nim. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull blue iron scale mail, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 gp. Fire opal (1500 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available he will default to his mace. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Traki was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1900 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is blonde and very short. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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 parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ivellios fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.