Description: He wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His hair is white and curly. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She usually wears her brown robe and has her bastard sword always slung over her shoulder. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. Her yellow fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Flame was born the youngest of three triplets. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To be a Guard again; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 24000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He has moderate length auburn hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 120 gp.