Description: A moderately attractive man, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He keeps his long rusty crest kept up in a rat tail. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his broad black hat.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears dull blue sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bow, just in case. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 Map Maker. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: To be a Butcher again.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 80 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her tied-back hair is golden. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Artin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Artin 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. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is dark red and curly. Her silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born in a small island village. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Baker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Cask alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tattered old clothes. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a Detective, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the north to a Actor, Anbera learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Actor for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears his red hair up. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Orsik was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is greedy; and doesn't want to be a crown-heir and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.