Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and carries sais. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Audhild was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Miner.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her green crest is knotted and matted. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'5" when asserting herself. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Optimist, Athletic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is portly but not overly obese. He has rusty crest. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but he was a colossal failure. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Tanner again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His auburn hair is still thick. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Kilvar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Architect they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Seamstress, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has brown eyes and a grey hat with a red feather.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. She wears her brown hair up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her tied-back hair is black. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Millicent enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.