Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. His white hair is lengthy. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Paelias hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Erky is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Erky grew up listening to his father's many stories. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 2'10" northern woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brown hair is still thick. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has moderate length auburn hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Adran grew up listening to his father's many stories. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 37000 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side. She wears her golden hair down. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Williamina took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Passionate, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 230 pp. Black pearl (800 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her brown hair is cut short. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She tends to wear a large pastel jacket. Her white fur is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Moon was born the youngest of three triplets. Moon liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Healer and was forced into it by her family; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Half-Plate.