Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Logical, Artistic. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears bulky green painted plate armor. His copper crest is heavily combed to the right. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 sp. Iolite (60 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Pink diamond (2000 gp). Jade (150 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Jade (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman usually wears her white robe and has her sai always slung over her shoulder. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a great chef.

History: Born in the north to a Map Maker, Engong learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.