Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Orla lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull grey iron scale mail. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Engraver and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Ielenia has worked very hard to control her curse. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Oskar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Job, Religious, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Star ruby (700 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp).