Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and tan tie. His orange fur is lengthy. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Shivering is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1100 gp. Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a sickle on her belt. Her blue crest is heavily combed to the right. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Synthrin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her white hair is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born in the north. She 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. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears long strands of topaz and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Menny hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Merchant they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Bellfounder, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 20 pp. Jasper (30 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Nature, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'0" when asserting himself. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Engraver work with an outfit from a few towns over. Engraver work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Engraver responsibilities is difficult; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress) and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 120 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. His hair is cut close to his head. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Server arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. After coming to the age of reason, Ahvain took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing a long, black cloak. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Cairn hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Cairn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents enrolled him in a Cleric school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). 1 Full Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.