1. Borin Ironscar (Dwarf Fighter)
A squat, scarred dwarf with a thick gray beard and one eye clouded from an old wound. Borin leans on his battered axe and offers eager recruits the chance to join him on a quest for hidden treasure. The catch? He insists on keeping all of it, claiming, “You’ll learn so much from me, you won’t need treasure to feel richer!”
2. Maltherion the Pale (Wizard)
A gaunt, white-bearded wizard whose deep blue robes shimmer faintly with runes. His voice is calm but unsettling as he searches for “expendable companions” to help him slay a dragon. When questioned, he explains with perfect seriousness that he needs bait—“brave bait.”
3. Faelar Driftwind (Elf Sailor, in Wheelchair)
A broad-smiling elf with sea-weathered skin, seated in a sturdy chair of polished driftwood. He gleefully recounts how a kraken tore off his legs during a storm at sea—before spinning the tale into romance, declaring he fell in love with a mermaid in the chaos. His wild story shifts details every telling, but he beams with pride each time.
4. Graxa Stormhorn (Minotaur Woman) & Garrick Redhand (Human Barbarian)
Graxa, a towering gray-haired minotaur with braids strung through her horns, and Garrick, a barrel-chested barbarian with laugh lines and scars, are inseparable. They tell anyone who’ll listen how Garrick once plundered her labyrinth in his youth to steal her hoard—but instead of slaying each other, they fell in love and married. They argue playfully over which of them “won” that day.
5. Nizzle Copperwhistle (Gnome Sorcerer)
A wild-eyed gnome with frizzled white hair and ink stains on his hands. He careens around the hall shrieking cryptic doomsday warnings: “The moon shall eat the sun! The river will flow with knives! Beware the one-eyed duck!” Most dismiss him as mad, though occasionally his predictions hit disturbingly close to home.
6. Korga Brightblade (Hobgoblin Teen)
A tall hobgoblin girl of about sixteen, dressed in patched armor far too big for her. She lingers near the players, mustering courage before shyly asking them to speak with her father. She desperately wants to join the Adventurer’s Guild, but her father forbids it. Her earnest amber eyes betray both her fear and determination.
7. Thorek Stonesinew (Goliath Arm-Wrestler)
A towering goliath with skin like granite and forearms as thick as oak beams. Thorek is always slamming down mugs and tables, challenging anyone and everyone to arm wrestling matches. He insists with a booming laugh: “It’s an underappreciated skill! But it’s saved my life more times than I can count!” He refuses to train in swordplay, magic, or tactics—only arm wrestling. Victories against him earn the respect of the hall (and a very sore arm).
8. Thomel Broadbelt (Retired Dwarf warrior): Bartender missing two fingers, tells terrible jokes, pours cheap ale strong.
9. Kiri Flintstep (Half-elf rogue): Runs the job board, quietly takes a “finder’s fee” for especially juicy contracts.
10. Gorrin “Irontooth” (Half-Orc veteran): Oversees training bouts. Big scarred brute who bellows encouragement even while throwing recruits to the floor.