Description: 3'3" and muscular, this northern man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Zaffrab is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is portly but not overly obese. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and balancing his hectic life and new priest responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Military, In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 240 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She keeps her long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Jasper (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. She is physically well-built. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence, Logical, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).