Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She carries with her a set of axes on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a brown shirt, with a pastel mid length skirt with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her gray fur is smooth and relatively long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Through the years after Cloud was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Cloud's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a tan Stetson hat and tan clothes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy black hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'8" northern man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. His white hair is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When Naill reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp).