Description: He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Juliana lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Juliana was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Juliana's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Juliana and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bilbron grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Jet (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her gray fur is lengthy. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Cask grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Cask. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 180 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp).

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is portly but not overly obese. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a tattooed face.

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 is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.