Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Gomory lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a fancy black suit. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Mûg was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to goblins.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 sp. Zircon (40 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She worked as a nervous Junk Dealer and found it very stressful. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Standing 4'4", this man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Duergath speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.