Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has dyed her greying rusty crest a little too much giving a sharp rusty color. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Hunter. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red garnet (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and is pretty ugly. She has no hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Servant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a simple grey robe with black stripes complete with hood, and carries crossbows. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Raymond was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is typically in his Laborer uniform. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Laborer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Laborer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Laborer for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, Slave, Military, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 pp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Sard (30 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, brown cloak, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'2" when asserting herself. Her red fur is singed and shortened. She has yellow eyes and a brown hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Quick has worked very hard to control her curse. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Ploughman and was forced into it by her family; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 9000 gp. White pearl (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp).

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this southern man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears his auburn hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Arannis was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red garnet (70 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is long and unkept. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Sensitive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp).