Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Sumnes will drive conversation. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bather arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bather responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He wears his black hair down. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Vassago is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Vassago was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Vassago alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'11" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Weaver. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He usually wears his black robe and has his club always slung over his shoulder. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Henk was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Hedonist, Lazy. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red fur, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his yellow eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Servant who has hired him part-time. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 cp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears an entirely violet suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has moderate length black hair. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp.