Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is cut close to his head. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is greedy

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (5 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Sard (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Jade (40 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has worked as a Barrister like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This northern woman is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her clothes are grease stained in places. With bright red hair. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Ownka was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Ownka and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 39000 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His fur is short and beige. His copper eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp.