Description: She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'3" when asserting herself. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Kristryd will drive conversation. The war was a terrible time for her, and Kristryd does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Kristryd was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bellfounder. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She usually wears her yellow robe and has her bastard sword always slung over her shoulder. She carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished bastard sword as well. Her tied-back hair is silver. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. 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. Through the years after Eloise was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Eloise's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses like a well dressed Navigator does. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Bree will drive conversation. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Bree was born with her father's beautiful face. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1100 sp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: An older man who wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scythe, but if one is not available he will default to his flail, he is not a threatening figure. He has a very tight haircut. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His red hair is singed and shortened. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'9" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is baby faced.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She worked as a nervous Bellfounder and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 120 gp. Red garnet (120 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He wears his orange fur down. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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 desires power and/or immortality; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'11". She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with tan slacks. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered black hat.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. After coming to the age of reason, Lagazi took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Sailor for hire.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This dark-skinned female is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is short and chestnut. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Nogu reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Miner

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

Possessions: 800 sp.