Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Ashgarn was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. She is portly but not overly obese. She sports red long hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eva fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Pikar was born the youngest of three triplets. Pikar was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Pikar decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This northern woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. She has green eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a Slave Trader, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gifted student she started as a Slave Trader, but she got bored and became a Cartwright. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Jet (150 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear grey tank tops with white pants. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Raymond will drive conversation. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Gifted from a young age, Raymond studied abroad. He found a children's book about a Human Rogue who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His black fur is still thick. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Masseuse. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Dagger took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up glaive and armor he uses now. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 4'7". She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and her gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tan vest and prefers blue and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Caramip was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Actor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.