Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Olunt was born the youngest of three triplets. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Olunt has worked very hard to control his curse. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and doesn't want to be a server and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Shy, Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His red fur, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Blacksmith profession.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This northern man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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 is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Knight. She is physically well-built. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Verna was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A gifted student she started as a Performer, but she got bored and became a Knight. She tends to her Knight job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a performer again

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'1" and muscular, this northern woman typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. With wild auburn hair. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Riswynn was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Riswynn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Riswynn was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His blue hair is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1500 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'7" and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her golden hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a Hunter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp.