Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. He has moderate length brown hair. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest and is in decent physical shape. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her silver hair is still thick. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Neega is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a Healer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'5". She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. Her green crest is matted, messy, and big. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Surina has worked very hard to control her curse. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 180 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a red cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Curran was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Dreali was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Flaws: Sensitive, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 sp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp).

Description: This man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Human compassion; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 130 gp.