Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She very much looks the part of a Map Maker. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. She has a tattooed face.

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. A true patriot, Helja would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the west to a Map Maker, Helja learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting goblins, the young Helja began to lead the lost caravan. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: This western man is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He is baby faced.

Personality: Burgell is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Burgell fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Malachite (14 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Rose (40 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears just a black suit. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, Flogg was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has achieved small success as a Scribe.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Bonds: Nature, Job, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 pp. Jade (140 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His skin is also unnaturally pale. His head has been shaved. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 Sellsword. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new sellsword responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Coral (110 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a long, pastel cloak. His red fur, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Rose (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Jade (70 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She has dyed her greying lavender fur a little too much giving a sharp lavender color. Her eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He has no hair. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1800 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.