Description: She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Helja grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Helja. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 sp. Aquamarine (500 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shipwright. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Job, In love, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tordrid studied abroad. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Yurgunn is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her childhood dream was to be a Priest, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Extrovert, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a grey broad hat and grey clothes, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 150 pp. Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A 6'2" northern man, he wears a brown coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: His psionic 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 Humans in the north were limited. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 sp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Black pearl (500 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His golden hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 290 gp.