Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Helja is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Chalcedony (60 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy grey dress. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Knight who has hired her part-time. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Therlin abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears an entirely red suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She got into the Healer business at a young age. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has blonde hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Dean was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. She has no fur. Her yellow eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Shivering lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp.