Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. Her golden hair is still thick. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is an amazing painter.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She tends to her Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her small black hat.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'1" when asserting herself. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears her brown hair down. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker black hat.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shautha grew up listening to her mother's many stories. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bowyer.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: She is wearing a long, brown cloak. She has auburn hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 160 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: This northern man dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Einkil was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He tends to wear a large white jacket. He sports a flattop hair cut. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Ozyman was born the youngest of three triplets. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.