Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this northern man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Jade (60 gp).

Description: A 3'5" northern woman, she dresses like a well dressed Marshal does. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She worked as a nervous Marshal and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Marshal.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears dark leathers with embroidery, she is not a threatening figure. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.