Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a grey vest and prefers tan and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Baern liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 210 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a ceremonial dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his greataxe. He has a hunchback. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Riardon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's in love

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear violet clothing when she does not wear armor. She has no hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She bought a monstrous two handed axe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she likes to wear blue tank tops with brown skirt. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 30000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy yellow dress. She carries with her a set of flails, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Emotional, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a navigator again

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2700 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 sp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Gifted from a young age, Traulam studied abroad. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Traulam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Stableman profession.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His childhood dream was to be a Stableman, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.