Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a bastard sword on his belt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His white hair is braided into rings. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. John was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. John fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 80 gp. Hematite (5 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. She's also a talented Shoemaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp).

Description: This southern man wears a worn and beaten armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Manfred reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a violet costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Hadwisa 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 works hard and plays hard.

History: Hadwisa was raised in a hard working conservative environment. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She struck the Slave Trader job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. 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 gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Doctor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'5" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

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. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear flannel. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Dench is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries with her a set of morningstars, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her fur is black and very short. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 150 pp.