Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Debt. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and he perpetually has his club ready. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Through the years after Lamlis was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Lamlis's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lamlis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Jade (50 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). White opal (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears an entirely brown suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a white coat with tan slacks. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to be a bricklayer again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Secretive, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 900 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is golden and very short. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 30000 cp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).