Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 19000 cp.

Description: He wears just a violet suit. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his warhammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Shepherd. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. The war was a terrible time for him, and Eiravel does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. 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 bought a warhammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Arumawann grew up listening to his father's many stories. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 11000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Amber (40 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'5" and wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Gale was taken on many hunting expeditions. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gale fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1600 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and is pretty ugly. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Amber (50 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. His blue hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 tends to his Scribe job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His brown hair is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has a crush on the local adventurer

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, she is not a threatening figure. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her ears are large.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Knight business.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Knight hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 900 pp. Banded agate (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp).

Description: She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp).