Description: A 5'2" western woman, she wears a blue shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and brown pants. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small blue clips. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting giants, the young Phann began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is physically well-built. He has moderate length blonde hair. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 190 gp. Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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 Glassblower. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is long and unkept. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He stands about 6'2" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Tûmûg 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. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He comes from a rich western family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady white eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Merla grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Merla grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Merla. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'6". She typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. Her silver crest is still thick. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Eggren's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 12000 cp. Amethyst (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her gray fur has been sun bleached extensively. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1400 sp. White pearl (50 gp).