Description: This late middle aged man wears bulky brown painted plate armor and is in decent physical shape. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Vonbin was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Mason. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is golden and curly. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nybarg does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Selfish, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 20 gp. Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe and is in decent physical shape. Her dark red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shax studied abroad. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1600 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'10". She is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and her gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. Her dark red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 sp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her feathered red hat.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Ostracized due to the necromantic 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. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 gp. 2 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Thunderstones.