Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his glaive with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Carpenter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is long and white with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Vadania is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). White opal (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Through the years after Shivering was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Shivering's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1300 gp. Brown diamond (3000 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Jade (80 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.