Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. His head has been shaved. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. After coming to the age of reason, Varis took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist, Insomniac. Occupation: Apothecary

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

Possessions: 48000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Naamah was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She became a Roofer soon after.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 70000 cp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp).

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She very much looks the part of a Laborer. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Laborer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Laborer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it, and he perpetually has his longsword ready. He keeps his long brown fur kept up in a rat tail. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age his father died while driving off some giants. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in longsword use. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Five was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is dressed in an above average manner. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has shaved his head bald. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He uses divination through singing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and carries kukris. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Kelter is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Banded mail. 1 Breastplate.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He likes to wear white tank tops with grey pants. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is chestnut and very short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull red iron scale mail. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears an eyepatch.

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 harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Through the years after Manfred was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Manfred's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her pickaxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears her yellow fur down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.