Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Anselm was born with his mother's beautiful face. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Retire the richest man in the north; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and is pretty ugly. Her golden hair is long and unkept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Bolhild took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up pickaxe and armor she uses now. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears baggy black pantaloons and a tan scarf. His blue crest has been sun bleached extensively. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Carpenter, but he got bored and became a Sellsword. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new sellsword responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 120 pp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Peridot (20 gp). 1 Good lock. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Abalaba was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. After a long history of fighting, Abalaba and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp).

Description: A 6'3" eastern man, he prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He has moderate length brown fur. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Beast hails from a village terrorized by giants. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Justice, Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 330 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). White pearl (50 gp).