Description: Standing 3'11", this man wears an entirely brown suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'0" eastern woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She sports red long hair. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. 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: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is greedy

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Religious, Debt. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Knight. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. After coming to the age of reason, Hugolina took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Gaaki was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 Mortician. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mortician.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2200 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears her golden hair down. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Bilga is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Engraver. She has worked as a Engraver like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 sp. Coral (150 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a pastel tunic with black highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her fur is short and brown. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She got into the Actor business at a young age. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Actor for hire.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She tends to wear a large brown jacket. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Smokesticks. 1 Holy water. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: An older man who wears a grey vest and prefers green and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, he is not a threatening figure. He has golden hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He got into the Bather business at a young age. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bather for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bather responsibilities is difficult; and to be a laborer again

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 80 gp.