Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears blue trousers with white and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is auburn and very short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Gennal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sculptor. After a long history of fighting, Gennal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'2" and wears bulky black painted plate armor. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Amber (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Loud with bravado

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

Description: This slender man stands about 4'9". He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with pastel slacks. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 4'7" western man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born into a rich family. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and money/treasure

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 gp.