Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and likes to wear brown tank tops with green pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

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 loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp).

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 19000 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He prefers to wear flannel. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 gp.

Description: He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He carries with him a set of nunchakus on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His hair is short and golden. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 gp.