Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. 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: Money/treasure; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: She stands about 5'8" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His fur is short and brown. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'1" and wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has dyed her greying black crest a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Saphara and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Full Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.