Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears his gray fur up. This yellow eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His ears are large.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her hair is short and golden. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. With bright golden hair. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sailor.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear flannel, and is pretty ugly. She has wavy silver hair. Her eyes are red and catlike.

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 is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Jade (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Nogu enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Nogu was born with her father's beautiful face. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc 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. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A 5'11" northern woman, she wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has blonde hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is a great chef.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She became a Guard soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 40 gp. Hematite (7 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is short and black. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He tends to his Animal Trainer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. 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 eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 sp.