Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Rurik liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears long strands of jet and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He carries with him a set of bastard swords on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears professional attire. His black hair is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 7000 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Coral (70 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and is pretty ugly. She has a very tight haircut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a great chef.

History: Ribbles was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new marshal responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 29000 cp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp).

Description: She wears a simple grey robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. Her black hair is still thick. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 70 gp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Ahinar was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. After a long history of fighting, Ahinar and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He carries with him a set of longswords, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He has brown eyes and a red hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He worked as a nervous Barkeep and found it very stressful. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Barkeep and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.