Description: 5'2" and muscular, this eastern man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He takes great joy in being the best Barkeep in town.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His head has been shaved. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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 father raised him in a mountain cabin. Uthemar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tattered old clothes. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.