Description: This man wears dull brown sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed ceremonial dagger, just in case, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is cut close to his head. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the east to a Bather, Raer learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bather.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bather responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Masseuse. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Being a Masseuse kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an entirely yellow suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. After coming to the age of reason, Aelar took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Azaki liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His red hair is braided into rings. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Heian was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Heian's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and many gnolls want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Guardian, Debt. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.