Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her purple hair up. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. 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: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man very much looks the part of a Sailor, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has no hair. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Aelar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Sailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 29000 sp. 4 Antitoxin. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, green shirt, and white tie. She has slicked back golden hair. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Williamina lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. After coming to the age of reason, Williamina took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Blacksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Blacksmith work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To be a Locksmith again; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 90 gp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this northern man dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has shaved his head bald. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Gildmak was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his red crest up. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Tailor business.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a fancy grey suit. His white hair is cut short. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Rangrim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple yellow robe with white stripes complete with hood, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. The war was a terrible time for him, and Roger does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Warrior school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. 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 is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.