Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is blonde and very short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Avelina enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Barrister arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She worked as a nervous Barrister and found it very stressful. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to be a detective again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.