Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her golden hair is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Eloise liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 13000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. His hair is short and white. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Marshal but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Peren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a blue costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Antinua was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bricklayer. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1700 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp).