Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available he will default to his pickaxe. His hair is cut close to his head. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A true patriot, Rurik would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He got into the Map Maker business at a young age. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Map Maker for the past few years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this eastern man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sickle with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His black hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise silver. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Courier. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He got into the Courier business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Family, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 sp. Zircon (70 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull green iron scale mail. He has shaved his head bald. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. 4 Thunderstones. 8 Acid flasks. 1 Holy water.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears dark leathers with embroidery, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cartwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cartwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Cartwright soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 33000 sp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a large brown jacket. He has done his best to style his yellow fur to look like a famous performer. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines yellow.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: Ulblyn wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Aristocrat, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Armorer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up work as a Armorer and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.