Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His ears are large.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Clerebold was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gifted student he started as a Herbalist, but he got bored and became a Butcher. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Butcher for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Herbalist again; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: This woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sage and was forced into it by her family; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. White pearl (80 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Rose (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Coral (80 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). White opal (900 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Jade (80 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Amber (80 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 pp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shepherd. Her fur is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She uses divination through singing.

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. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Shepherd and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a violet shirt with thin black vertical stripes and violet pants. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Tailor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She became a Tailor soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Debt. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Coral (40 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. His black hair is still thick. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. He's also a talented Baker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 14000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a bow on her belt. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

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. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a bow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.