Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. 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; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: She stands about 5'8" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Kabbarg was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His fur is short and brown. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'1" and wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has dyed her greying black crest a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Saphara and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Full Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears baggy grey pantaloons and a yellow scarf. His hair is short and chestnut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Nalral was born with his mother's beautiful face. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. After a long history of fighting, Nalral and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.