Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He usually wears his green robe and has his warhammer always slung over his shoulder. His long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His red eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Mehen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Amber (110 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her tied-back hair is white. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She has cinnamon fur. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Serpent enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Serpent was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Eye agate (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born into a rich family. After coming to the age of reason, Ur-Masi took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Chalcedony (30 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Hematite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.