Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ilanis is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is greedy; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Religious, Family, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He likes to wear brown tank tops with green pants. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has yellow eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. 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 Carter. 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: To clean up the streets; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Military, Job, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'4" and muscular, this northern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is short and white. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her crest is bronze and very short. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Nala was born the youngest of three triplets. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Shoemaker they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Sage, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 260 gp.