Description: 3'5" and muscular, this northern man is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and grey handkerchief worn on his right side. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Orryn was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: This woman likes to wear white tank tops with yellow skirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. The war was a terrible time for her, and Grai does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Grai and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has moderate length white hair. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Miner arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and she perpetually has her hand crossbow ready. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shava studied abroad. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 900 sp. 2 Holy water.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has gray eyes and a blue hat with a white feather.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Zanna grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Zanna never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. Chad enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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 has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Silaqui grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Silaqui. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her gray fur is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She got into the Bounty Hunter business at a young age. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 10000 gp. White opal (900 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). White opal (900 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Coral (160 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.