Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on his right side. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Nicholas was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Nicholas decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She bought a scythe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gomory was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is baby faced.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Baz never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears tattered old clothes. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Map Maker father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: She wears a green tunic with yellow highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and morningstars. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Lerissa was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Lerissa took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: 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; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She sports a flattop fur cut. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Through the years after Drifting was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Drifting's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: He is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a great chef.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She likes to wear blue tank tops with black skirt. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a great chef.

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. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has taken up work as a Stableman and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 cp.