Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Barendd took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Sard (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Amber (160 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Citrine (60 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She has green eyes.

Personality: Shanairla speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a yellow top hat and yellow clothes. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Adelard enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a grey collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has wavy brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

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. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Maynild was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 pp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Jet (160 gp). Sard (30 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a nunchaku on her belt. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

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. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Baelitae fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Amber (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Sard (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Rose (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available she will default to her monstrous two handed axe. Her head has been shaved. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She got into the Layabout business at a young age. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She became a Layabout soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Jade (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Emerald (1600 gp).