Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with brown slacks. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting dire rats, the young Cumpen began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. At some point he was captured by drow and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Broce grew up listening to his father's many stories. Broce abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears just a black suit. She keeps her purple hair in a flapper bob. This white eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. The war was a terrible time for her, and Decarabia does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.