Description: Standing 3'10", this woman wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her tied-back hair is brown. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This northern woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a great chef.

History: Born in the north to a Barber, Ahlyssa learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. She's also a talented Stableman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Barber responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a bastard sword on his belt. He is physically well-built. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He uses divination through singing.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears dull brown sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sword, just in case. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1300 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).