Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Riardon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His tied-back hair is black. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Nicholas enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Nicholas lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, 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. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She has shaved her head bald. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Weaver

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

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is portly but not overly obese. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Dilettante arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. After coming to the age of reason, Vonana took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this northern woman is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. She sports black long hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shepherd work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shepherd work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Engraver; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nogu grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her childhood dream was to be a Sage, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Doctor.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears his blonde hair up. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: Standing 5'4", this man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His fur is cut close to his head. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a great chef.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bather arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Tarak was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 gp.