Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a bow on her belt. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Callie was born with her father's beautiful face. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'5". He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and his gloved hand is found clutching a pickaxe. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He stands about 2'11" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the east. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Falkrunn was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Religious, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears long strands of amethyst and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ielenia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Dean and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Whurbin is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Whurbin was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 90 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp).