Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears just a black suit. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bather. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Spice Merchant. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female is wearing a long, brown cloak. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her golden hair is long and unkept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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 money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Amber (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

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. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Maiathah has worked very hard to control her curse. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Sard (50 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Azurite (10 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She tends to wear a large tan jacket. She has moderate length black hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of a Bowyer, who enjoyed hunting, Meriele was taken on many hunting expeditions. One day when Meriele was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Meriele was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bowyer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Adventurer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is dressed in an above average manner. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born into a rich family. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 17000 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Jade (140 gp). Sard (60 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Jade (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Beggar does. His gold crest has been sun bleached extensively. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Salasar's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born to a Bather, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Beggar.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has brown eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. A true patriot, Heian would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1300 pp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Jet (60 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp).