Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. The war was a terrible time for her, and Cecily does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insomniac, Greedy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is brown and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Trym was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 120 pp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). White pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her rusty crest is braided into rings. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Eggren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1100 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp).