Description: This tall, slender woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Helgret lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Helgret was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Knight. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He very much looks the part of a Carter. He is an epitome of beauty. His black hair is still thick. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Carter. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Greedy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His orange fur has been sun bleached extensively. His half smiles and copper eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Right-Handed was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1600 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in the west to a Tailor, Efferil learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Tailor. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak, and carries morningstars. Her copper crest is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dragonborn in existence. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Eggren grew up listening to her father's many stories. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Herbalist. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eggren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the south to a Body Guard, Ulfgar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.