Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. 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. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: This man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mercenary, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His fur is cut close to his head. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Cloak never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Selfish, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. The war was a terrible time for him, and Kyle does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Kyle reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he tends to wear a large brown jacket. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Veit was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Veit decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His dark red hair is braided into rings. He has red eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Tethren has worked very hard to control his curse. He has achieved small success as a Beggar.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and balancing his hectic life and new beggar responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. He is portly but not overly obese. He has no crest. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Zedaar will drive conversation. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Beggar father left him crippled. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Extrovert, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: White pearl (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is an epitome of beauty. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Through the years after Olunt was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Olunt's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. 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 daughter.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a black tunic with tan highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His crest, while still mostly brass, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Fax and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 sp.