Description: 6'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His copper crest is lengthy. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. 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 dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quarethon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 50 gp. Malachite (8 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Barbena was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest woman in the south

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She keeps her yellow fur in a pixie cut. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Sculptor mother left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a white cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She has wavy brown hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Shaena 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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (80 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

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. 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, Ida grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 cp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp).

Description: This northern man tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Xappan was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Xappan was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Mercenary. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He is physically well-built. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Peter grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Peter. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Emotional, Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her broad white hat.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Gaaki was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This western woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has blonde hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Silver pearl (90 gp).