Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a large blue jacket. His black hair is singed and shortened. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Religious, In love. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 sp. Jade (110 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair is still thick. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His ears are large.

Personality: Miles is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He likes to wear brown tank tops with grey pants. He carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished sickle as well. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. A true patriot, Gilthur would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gilthur 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 he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born in the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This southern woman wears a white costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has a very tight haircut. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and to reunite with her old friends

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of greatswords on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He wears his brown hair down. He has hazel eyes and a white hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Zog wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Fisher father left him crippled. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is chestnut and very short. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quillathe 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 is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born in the north. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quillathe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 19000 cp.

Description: Standing 3'1", this man wears an entirely white suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has blue eyes and a white hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the north to a Hunter, Krimmon learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Eye agate (10 gp).