Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her hair is short and white. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She tends to her Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 12000 sp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, In love, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 160 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is knotted and matted. He has a dull look in his silver eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Aggressive tone

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

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is long and black with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Sage. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Frederick hails from a village terrorized by goblins. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has achieved small success as a Sage.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to be a unemployed again

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He usually wears his white robe and has his dagger always slung over his shoulder. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He keeps his long red fur kept up in a rat tail. His copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in Cloak's homeland. Cloak decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She tends to wear a large white jacket. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She tends to her Knight job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is typically in her Stableman uniform. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She wears a yellow coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She uses divination through singing.

History: The child of a Bookbinder, who enjoyed hunting, Susannah was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. After a long history of fighting, Susannah and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Eye agate (9 gp).