Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 40 pp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Jade (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Map Maker who has hired him part-time. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His first spouse was a Carpenter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a green coat with blue slacks. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Soapmaker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This man is wearing a long, white cloak. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Locksmith. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 170 pp.