Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her blue hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Mastema was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Shax was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Jo lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shipwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shipwright work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to be a engraver again

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. Her fur, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her copper eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Drifting's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and she perpetually has her greataxe ready. Her crest is brass and very short. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Burana is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His red hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Bookbinder like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Her long black crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. 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 very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sellsword.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1800 sp. Red spinel (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and red robe with the hood down. She carries with her a set of flails on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Being a Guard kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Banded agate (4 gp).