Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'4". She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs, and her gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Theirastra lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available he will default to his flail. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Fax is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Makaria was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She found a children's book about a Tiefling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, red shirt, and brown tie, and he perpetually has his crossbow ready. His crest is brass and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Server who has hired him part-time. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He tends to his Server job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 6000 cp. Tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Seebo was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Military, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Tailor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tailor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Tailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Jet (70 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is short and brown. Her white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. 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. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 110 gp.