Description: This northern man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His clothes are grease stained in places. His tied-back hair is blonde. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Grumbar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a green costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her gold crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Driindar is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Detective business.

History: Gifted from a young age, Helen studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available he will default to his warhammer. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a Slave Trader, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Ruler kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bowyer and was forced into it by his family; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. After coming to the age of reason, Fax took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She has dark red hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the west to a Map Maker, Azza learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 29000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

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 very much looks the part of a Soapmaker. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Golm was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Soapmaker. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Soapmaker responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a tan coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bounty Hunter business.

History: He was born in the east. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 20 gp.