Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, and he perpetually has his hammer ready. His red crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 70 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: This man prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Shepherd. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He struck the Shepherd job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a scribe again

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bowyer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He worked as a nervous Bowyer and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 60 gp. Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has no hair. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Through the years after Bertram was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Bertram's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 140 gp.