Description: This dark-skinned male is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 sp. Hematite (7 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His black hair is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He wears his chestnut hair down. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born in a small forest village. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off his debts.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Debt. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 20000 cp. Pink pearl (60 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. A true patriot, Carrie would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 pp. Eye agate (13 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Sard (50 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).