Description: 5'7" and muscular, this northern man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has moderate length silver hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a fancy green dress. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise black.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Criella embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. She is an amazing painter.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 17000 gp. Star ruby (1100 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Jade (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Rose (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Rose (40 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze, marred by beers. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Being a Merchant kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Crowbar. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has red hair. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Antinua was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. With wild blonde hair. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Tanner they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Beggar, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tan small hat and tan clothes. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Greedy, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. 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. Arara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this southern woman dresses like a well dressed Armorer does. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. 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. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She worked as a nervous Armorer and found it very stressful. She became a Armorer soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Armorer responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has moderate length brown hair. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Crown-heir who has hired her part-time. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: The child of a Brewer, who enjoyed hunting, Giselle was taken on many hunting expeditions. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Giselle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Has a crush, In love, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).