Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants, and is pretty ugly. Her gold crest, when down, is lengthy. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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 is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Rose (50 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Rose (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Sard (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. 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 believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 5000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp).

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this southern man wears a tan broad hat and tan clothes. He wears his silver hair up. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Map Maker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Map Maker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 7000 gp. Star ruby (700 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Rose (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has slicked back silver hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Adelaide is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

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. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is brown and curly. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Brewer father left her crippled. She bought a scythe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 9000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.