Description: This man is very fat, and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His blonde hair is still thick. He is baby faced.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Interpreter 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 possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Onyx (40 gp).

Description: He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: 4'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Varis hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Flaws: Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 110000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His chestnut hair is cut short. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

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 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 is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He usually wears his white robe and has his rapier always slung over his shoulder. He has a hunchback. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jacinth (4000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.