Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He prefers to wear flannel. His red crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Priest arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tattered old clothes. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 48000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks. His beige fur is lengthy. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Elegant enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he has a crush on the local soapmaker

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 pp. Azurite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His tied-back hair is blonde. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a Sage, his father struggled to pay the bills. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Mindartis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1100 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who usually wears his tan robe and has his scimitar always slung over his shoulder. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's in love; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp).