Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Ruler like his father before him.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and balancing his hectic life and new ruler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Gurdis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His blonde hair is lengthy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A gifted student he started as a Barrister, but he got bored and became a Cartwright. He has worked as a Cartwright like his father before him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to be a barrister again

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 70 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape and is in decent physical shape. He has done his best to style his black crest to look like a famous performer. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 380 gp.