Description: This dark-skinned male wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his black hair up. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Aldous has worked very hard to control his curse. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2 Antitoxin.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her fur is black and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady copper eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear and is in decent physical shape. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead 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. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Tomi alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His black fur is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.