Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her lavender fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her yellow eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Shivering was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his brass crest down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a violet coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. The war was a terrible time for her, and Valanthe does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Valanthe was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: This dark-skinned female very much looks the part of a Body Guard. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 17000 sp. Zircon (40 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Citrine (40 gp).