Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly swords and crossbows. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sculptor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has dyed her greying green crest a little too much giving a sharp green color. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nala will drive conversation. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To be a Performer again; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2200 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp).

Description: An older woman who has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her copper crest down. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. The war was a terrible time for her, and Thava does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Thava was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 7000 cp. Jasper (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her yellow fur is lengthy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She takes great joy in being the best Marshal in town.

History: Skirt hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Skirt 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 Skirt. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 30 pp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is blue and very short. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Fenriz is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is blue and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She got into the Stableman business at a young age. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She became a Stableman soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Stableman responsibilities is difficult; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 sp. Red garnet (60 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tattered old clothes. She has gold crest. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Daar lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp.