Description: A 4'11" northern man, he wears dull tan sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. 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. Arannis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with green slacks. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. 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 raised by priests from a young age. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Biri and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 350 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Hematite (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His red crest is long and unkept. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He got into the Ploughman business at a young age. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Salasar never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, In love. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 50 pp. Eye agate (7 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'0", this woman wears a pastel collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has moderate length cinnamon fur. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Sun lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Greedy. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Audhild fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver crest. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a hunchback. His silver crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This gold eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Brottor hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 130 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Sard (30 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with grey slacks. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Sammal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a violet costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Fivin was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Coral (130 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Jet (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Sard (50 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.