Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When Harbek reached his early adolescence his Dwarf 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 60 gp. Azurite (12 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man stands a little under 2'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His white hair is singed and shortened. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Dondon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Priest, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Carter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: He was raised by priests from a young age. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. She wears her gold crest down. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

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 would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Surina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 south. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He sports a flattop hair cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Balimaar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A gifted student he started as a Knight, but he got bored and became a Bounty Hunter. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Moonstone (20 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has brown eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Oren will drive conversation. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Oren was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Oren's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Godfrey and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her long black fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Herbalist. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She got into the Herbalist business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Shoemaker, but she got bored and became a Herbalist. 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: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her scarlet crest is knotted and matted. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

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 is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 gp.