Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Shivering was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Seamstress. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A 5'9" northern woman, she is wearing a long, violet cloak. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Eloise hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Body Guard; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Adventurer business.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Painter. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man very much looks the part of a Laborer and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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-brother.

History: He got into the Laborer business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Laborer.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Osco never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is content

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats, and is pretty ugly. She wears her white fur down. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Ploughman but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She 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. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp.