Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and tan handkerchief worn on his right side. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in the west to a Body Guard, Mindartis learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 Body Guard. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it.

Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2300 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp).

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this southern man typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. His red hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Heian is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Pink pearl (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp).

Description: He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Beiro is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Beiro was born with his father's beautiful face. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 pp. Peridot (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear flannel. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp).