Description: This man wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a morningstar on his belt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is purple and curly. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Tailor they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Blacksmith, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has blue hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Vapula was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She tends to her Junk Dealer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available she will default to her shield. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Amber (160 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Biri lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 pp. Citrine (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Gifted from a young age, Raam studied abroad. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Raam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1300 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His fur is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: River hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving River alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 sp.