Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He prefers to wear flannel. His red crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Priest arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tattered old clothes. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 48000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks. His beige fur is lengthy. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Elegant enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he has a crush on the local soapmaker

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 pp. Azurite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His tied-back hair is blonde. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a Sage, his father struggled to pay the bills. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Mindartis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1100 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who usually wears his tan robe and has his scimitar always slung over his shoulder. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's in love; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp).

Description: Standing 5'2", this woman wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her fur is short and red. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Through the years after Three was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Three's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Violet garnet (800 gp).

Description: She sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She is physically well-built. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is braided into rings. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Architect. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Architect for the past few years.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 drifted from career to career and currently works as a Actor.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 gp.