Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is physically well-built. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is portly but not overly obese. With bright golden hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and to be a carter again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She has auburn hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Gardener mother left her crippled. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She's in love; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and is pretty ugly. Her white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Kava is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Kava was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A 4'3" northern man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a very tight haircut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Duergath lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Armorer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Banker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A 5'4" northern man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is cut close to his head. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ernest was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Disease, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 cp. 8 Acid flasks.

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 cinnamon fur is lengthy. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted, Professionalism. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 120 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Manfred embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 140 gp.