Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears dull pastel sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed spear, just in case. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown fur is matted, messy, and big. This copper eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Beast 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 few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Amber (150 gp). Jade (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 Baker. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and someone believes her a fraud

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: This western man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fortune-teller. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He uses divination through singing.

History: Nim was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Junk Dealer and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: This woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her crest is brass and very short. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'9". He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Naal's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Naal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born to a Sailor, his father struggled to pay the bills. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Halfling compassion.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. 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 quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Mormo was born with his father's beautiful face. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 10000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Her brass crest is heavily combed to the right. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a great chef.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.