Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Riardon was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Soapmaker. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears his white fur down. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Moon never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a tan shirt with thin red vertical stripes and green pants. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She struck the Navigator job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and balancing her hectic life and new navigator responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He stands about 4'4" and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are brown and catlike.

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. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'8" and wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortbow, but if one is not available he will default to his hammer. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His long red crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 cp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her tied-back hair is blonde. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Ulla was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Baker, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. His long purple hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a black feather.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

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

Possessions: 40 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She sports blonde long hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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 never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in the west to a Server, Verna learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 80 gp.