Description: He is a mite stocky and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He bought a kukri and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Passionate, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is golden and curly. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Olivia grew up listening to her father's many stories. Olivia abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Iolite (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. Her gray fur is smooth and relatively long. Her fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Leaf lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Leaf was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Leaf's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 10 pp. Black opal (1000 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).