Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Tod was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Tod was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Tod's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: 3'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a blue feathered hat and blue clothes. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

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: Pyntle was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sculptor and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortspears and clubs. Her hair is blonde and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Slave Trader. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Slave Trader responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Gruff and masculine

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

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is golden and very short. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dreali grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He struck the Ploughman job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. His crest is copper, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

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. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Kerkad has worked very hard to control his curse. After a long history of fighting, Kerkad and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Marbas lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Blacksmith they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Actor, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His dark red hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 130 gp. Amethyst (50 gp). 3 Smokesticks.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has wavy brown hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. After a long history of fighting, Ekemon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she is greedy

Ideals: Passionate, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.