Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she tends to wear a large red jacket. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She got into the Painter business at a young age. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has taken up work as a Painter and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His auburn hair is long and unkept. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a scimitar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Balimaar was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He wears a red tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His red hair is braided into rings. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Howard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Blacksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Blacksmith work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has a crush on the local bounty hunter

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a blue coat. She carries a battered mace and tarnished sickle as well. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her ears are large.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. 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. Baelitae fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 cp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Malachite (16 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born in the south. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This woman wears dull brown sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed rapier, just in case, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born in the north. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult; and dwarven compassion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.