Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born in the south. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Nordak never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears a green collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: Someone believes him a fraud; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Family, Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: She wears just a tan suit. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ranala was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She 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. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Rose (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears dull violet sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Paelias will drive conversation. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Paelias is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: An older woman who wears tattered old clothes, she is not a threatening figure. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gale grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She's also a talented Cook, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her club with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a colorful flower in her red crest. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Ruloth was born with her mother's beautiful face. When Ruloth reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1200 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a great chef.

History: Arannis was born with his father's beautiful face. 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. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Rose (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 360 pp.