Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with violet slacks. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Jak lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a laborer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Jade (110 gp). White pearl (110 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is physically well-built. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Reirak was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Reirak's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Reirak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Shy, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

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

Possessions: 300 sp. Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: A 5'6" northern woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. With bright blonde hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 120 gp. Amber (160 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she usually wears her grey robe and has her nunchaku always slung over her shoulder. She sports golden long hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Painter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. Her fur is black and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Dagger 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. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has worked as a Hunter like her father before her.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Job, Military, Poor, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears an entirely black suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Bricklayer again.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. With wild blonde hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cartwright and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.