Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Qualen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Beast was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She found a children's book about a Tabaxi Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 5'4" northern woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is an amazing painter.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his trident with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'7". She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and her gloved hand is found clutching a pickaxe. She sports red long hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she is greedy

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He has done his best to style his purple hair to look like a famous performer. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Zephan 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: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Priest for hire.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: Standing 6'0", this man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has no hair. This black eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 pp. Moss agate (7 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Rose (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Jade (80 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Jet (80 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His scarlet crest is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He got into the Butcher business at a young age. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Butcher. He struck the Butcher job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Pink diamond (2000 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Maegan grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp.