Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a tan shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. Malachite (5 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. Her scarlet crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Kava has worked very hard to control her curse. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Secretive, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'9" when asserting himself. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has green eyes and a white hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He uses divination through singing.

History: Dondon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Gifted from a young age, Adelard studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'8". She wears a black vest and prefers brown and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. 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: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's in love; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 sp.