Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blue crest is still thick. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His beige fur is knotted and matted. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Right-Handed was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 220 pp.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3200 sp. Fire opal (400 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp).

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is short and white. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vanchu grew up listening to her mother's many stories. A gifted student she started as a Spice Merchant, but she got bored and became a Map Maker. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this northern man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Apothecary mother left him crippled. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1900 sp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her morningstar with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her black fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Barrister. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Born in the east to a Barrister, River learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Barrister. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a merchant again

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a bastard sword on her belt, and carries bastard swords. Her hair is golden and very short. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Guard but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Randal abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.