Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Ûkshak is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is dressed in an above average manner. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is physically well-built. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: A 5'5" northern woman, she wears a black collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Grigi took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She struck the Soapmaker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Soapmaker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Sensitive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 330 gp.