Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is blonde and very short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Sage they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Laborer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He has red hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Locksmith arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. 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; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is typically in her Carter uniform. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She got into the Carter business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Stylist, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Carter like her father before her.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and balancing her hectic life and new carter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts, and she perpetually has her kukri ready. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Avelina embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. When Avelina reached her early adolescence her Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. After a long history of fighting, Avelina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a crossbow on his belt, he is not a threatening figure. He has moderate length auburn hair. He has violet eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ur-Dag grew up listening to his father's many stories. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: Standing 5'10", this man is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. His head has been shaved. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 210 gp. Azurite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Amber (60 gp).