Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Orthog is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Orthog lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has achieved small success as a Carter.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 900 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries a battered scythe and tarnished dagger as well. He has auburn hair. He has green eyes and a tan hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A true patriot, Glim would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He is a Maurezhi in disguise. 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt and is in decent physical shape. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Damakos was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Damakos fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1400 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: She wears long strands of opal and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Neega enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His scarlet crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His red eyes peer out from beneath his broad green hat.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: The child of a Masseuse, who enjoyed hunting, Pijjirik was taken on many hunting expeditions. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears professional attire. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Amber (70 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His golden hair is cut short. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He has a hunchback. He wears his white hair down. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sark was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and to be a tanner again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears dull black sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed whip, just in case, and is pretty ugly. She has no hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.