Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His blonde hair is braided into rings. He is baby faced.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time and is in decent physical shape. He has wavy black hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Farmer.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hugh grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Banker 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: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her hair is black and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 sp. Moss agate (11 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and white handkerchief worn on his left side. His golden hair is still thick. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

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. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Patrick 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. Patrick 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. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; 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: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She stands about 4'3" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Hlin was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Barrister. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

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

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: A 3'0" western man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 cp.