Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries a battered kukri and tarnished greatsword as well. He has styled his white fur well, parting it to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries with him a set of bows on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His auburn hair is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Varis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 16000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'5". She tends to wear a large blue jacket. She wears her auburn hair down. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. After coming to the age of reason, Syllin took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 90 pp. Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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: A 2'10" northern woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Baker. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. After coming to the age of reason, Philomena took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Hissing voice

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

Description: This woman wears a worn and beaten armor, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has a very tight haircut. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. The war was a terrible time for her, and Vola does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Vola has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 sp. Red spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears just a blue suit, and she perpetually has her rapier ready. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is brown and very short. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.