Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He usually wears his pastel robe and has his scimitar always slung over his shoulder. His orange fur, when down, is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. 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 eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Buckler. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears brown trousers with blue and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Anselm was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2600 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is always cut to a buzz. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has wavy red hair. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Mardred is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She got into the Sellsword business at a young age. Mardred was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Sellsword. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to be a fletcher again

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Hematite (15 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 2'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She likes to wear red tank tops with brown skirt. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sailor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sailor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and balancing her hectic life and new sailor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Rose (30 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has moderate length lavender fur. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. After coming to the age of reason, Silent took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears yellow trousers with black and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Lance alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Lance was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 sp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Sard (80 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Sapply embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who is wearing a long, pastel cloak, he is not a threatening figure. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Spring 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. Sard (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.