Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a greataxe on his belt. His auburn hair is still thick. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in William's homeland. William decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. William fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She has dyed her greying silver crest a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: Retire the richest woman in the north; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Animal Trainer. She tends to her Animal Trainer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her crest is short and gold. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dragonborn in existence. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Burana lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp.