Description: This northern man is dressed in an above average manner. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has wavy brown hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is short and red. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Mantus was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Engong hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has golden hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She is portly but not overly obese. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and revenge

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Antagonistic. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 110 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a green coat with white slacks, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Lamlis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: In love, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Rose (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp).