Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She sports a flattop hair cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Tawar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of clubs, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is cut close to his head. He is baby faced.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Scribe. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a blue shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a very tight haircut. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Oda was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40 pp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears baggy green pantaloons and a tan scarf. She wears a colorful flower in her dark red hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: The child of a Detective, who enjoyed hunting, Nija was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 east. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. With bright white hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears just a white suit. She carries with her a set of morningstars on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. The war was a terrible time for her, and Emen does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Emen was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Emen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a brown vest and prefers tan and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, marred by teas. He wears his chestnut hair down. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Wymar hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He has amber eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Apothecary but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He is a Doppelganger in disguise. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and half-orc compassion

Ideals: Opinionated, Pacifist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she very much looks the part of a Actor. Her bronze crest is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Savaran hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her father's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered gnolls who tried to eat her hand. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Actor for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 sp.