Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nora fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a Healer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Spy. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she has a crush on the local spy

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. 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: To get a good night's sleep; and she is greedy

Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is golden and very short. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 10000 cp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp).

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She has gray eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Hunter profession.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a yellow small hat and yellow clothes. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Justin 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. At a young age his mother died while driving off some giants. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in pickaxe use. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears long strands of amethyst and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He carries with him a set of sickles on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His crest is brass and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Sculptor. The war was a terrible time for him, and Shedinn does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he usually wears his black robe and has his mace always slung over his shoulder. His copper crest is long and unkept. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Direcris was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her small grey hat.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Rosamund lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was taken from her home at a very young age. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.