Description: He is a husky man, who wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spice Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Spice Merchant and occasionally as a mercenary.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1100 gp. Pink pearl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His silver hair is still thick. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 gp. Jet (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a brown shirt with thin green vertical stripes and brown pants. His hair is golden and curly. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Naill 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. Being a Shipwright 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: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 sp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this northern man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His auburn hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Paelias speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Citrine (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.