Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: To get a good night's sleep; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He struck the Hunter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Fortune-teller; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, In love, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bather hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, tan shirt, and brown tie, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gimûb grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gimûb. Being a Map Maker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His cinnamon fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is content

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 5000 sp. Emerald (1500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a pickaxe on her belt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Gifted from a young age, Malquis studied abroad. Her childhood dream was to be a Courier, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 220 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp).

Description: She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is portly but not overly obese. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born in the north. Hecat was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Mortician. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Hecat was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His silver hair is singed and shortened. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Naal lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries a battered longbow and tarnished kukri as well. With wild silver hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 22. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.