Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, marred by beers. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born to a Locksmith, his father struggled to pay the bills. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Being a Healer 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: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is typically in his Cook uniform. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Zircon (70 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the south to a Architect, Gennal learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Amber (50 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He worked as a nervous Mayor and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Barrister, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mayor and was forced into it by his family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.