Description: This northern man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is black and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a Mason, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Shag and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Sard (80 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this eastern woman is dressed in an above average manner. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Orianna was born with her mother's beautiful face. After coming to the age of reason, Orianna took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Moonstone (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Sard (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a club on his belt. His crest is rusty and curly. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ghesh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp. Hematite (7 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Standing 4'1", this woman wears an entirely brown suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has wavy silver hair. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 7000 sp.