Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His first spouse was a Knight, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. Citrine (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly nunchakus and shortbows. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Himo hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Himo studied abroad. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Himo alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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 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: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 pp. Coral (80 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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 blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Beggar 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 terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Rose (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a blue scarf. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the east to a Unemployed, Arannis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insane, Fearful, Addict. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 160 pp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. He has black hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp).