Description: A 5'7" northern man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He worked as a nervous Layabout and found it very stressful. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1100 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears professional attire, and he perpetually has his hammer ready. His hair is auburn and very short. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Nelkin was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Nelkin's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 13000 sp. Jasper (20 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. With wild red hair. She has blue eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, In love, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his red fur down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Expert school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp. Jet (100 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black crest is braided into rings. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. She has achieved small success as a Shoemaker.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and balancing her hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Onyx (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing a long, blue cloak. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He keeps his blue crest in a flapper bob. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she prefers to wear flannel. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a Priest first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Obsidian (4 gp).