Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is cut close to his head. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is an amazing painter.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. After coming to the age of reason, Gardain took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. After a long history of fighting, Gardain and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Sindri embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears skinny pants and wears a green and white robe with the hood down. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

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 has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Tatyan 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

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

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who wears a red tunic with green highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes, she is not a threatening figure. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 40 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears an entirely pastel suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His fur is short and orange. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Smoking was born with his mother's beautiful face. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new sage responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of a Bellfounder, who enjoyed hunting, Theriatis was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Theriatis took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up warhammer and armor he uses now. He bought a warhammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 50 gp. Red spinel (130 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. He has no hair. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born in the south to a Tailor, Fivin learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has achieved small success as a Tailor.

Motivation: To be a Server again; and balancing his hectic life and new tailor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 3 Holy water. 6 Acid flasks.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Eldeth was born with her mother's beautiful face. 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 illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eldeth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 50 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp).