Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He has done his best to style his black crest to look like a famous performer. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a performer again

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Verna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears professional attire. He sports a flattop crest cut. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Direcris was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He has a hunchback. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is an amazing painter.

History: Crampernap was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 gp. Hematite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her gold crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: The child of a Carpenter, who enjoyed hunting, Quespa was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She bought a longbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Insane, Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.