Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear flannel. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Shava speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Impeccable, Opinionated, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She prefers to wear flannel. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Armorer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Carter, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a carter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is black and very short. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Trym grew up listening to her father's many stories. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: A 6'3" northern man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His red crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents enrolled him in a Commoner school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. 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.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull red iron scale mail. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. A true patriot, Thoradin would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thoradin grew up listening to his father's many stories. A freak accident while working with his Soapmaker father left him crippled. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.