Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is dressed in an above average manner. He has moderate length red fur. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her white hair is thinning but still full. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Dariff was born the youngest of three triplets. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 cp. Pink pearl (50 gp).

Description: A 6'1" northern woman, she wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her bronze crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: An older man who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, he is not a threatening figure. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Apothecary who has hired him part-time. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Riardon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.