Description: This man is very fat, and dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with tan slacks. He sports a flattop crest cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Gifted from a young age, Heskan studied abroad. 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 north. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 8000 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Sard (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Coral (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat, and he perpetually has his whip ready. His long blue crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His ears are large.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Dariff was born with her father's beautiful face. 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 left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and doesn't want to be a architect and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sard (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

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 a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Navigator they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Mason, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 6000 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 4'2" and wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Valida hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Valida lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Architect, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 10000 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she very much looks the part of a Soapmaker. She wears her brown hair up. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She struck the Soapmaker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Hunter again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp).

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Theobald enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Secretive, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Zircon (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Amber (90 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).