Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His silver hair is still thick. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

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. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She's also a talented Tailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Religious, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 23000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears dull blue sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed scimitar, just in case. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Galinndan wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Zircon (80 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'0", this man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His first spouse was a Navigator, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and carries hammers. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Kyle 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was taken from his home at a very young age. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and doesn't want to be a architect and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This northern man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has no crest. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Through the years after Srorthen was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Srorthen's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of greataxes on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His red hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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: Retire the richest man in the south; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'2" and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Neega took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 90 pp.