Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Forgetful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is short and blonde. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the east to a Architect, William learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Architect for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her black crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Havilar was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a grey costume with the symbols of death on her torso. She has chestnut hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Alice was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1 Simple lock.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Sensitive, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His hair is black and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Arannis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Map Maker. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Map Maker; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 3 Smokesticks. 4 Thunderstones. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'8" when asserting himself. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a dull look in his white eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her 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. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is content; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 130 gp.