Description: He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. He carries with him a set of crossbows on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Efferil is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is dark red, silky, and of moderate length. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Beleth's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. 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: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Tanner for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: An older man who is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is long and silver with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Insane, Secretive, Disease. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a rapier on his belt. His dark red hair is knotted and matted. He has white eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Unemployed they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Performer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Antitoxin. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available she will default to her quarterstaff, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her brown hair is cut short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Ella never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His fur is brown and very short. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Jade is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Jade abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This woman is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. Her black hair is wavy and long. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Cecily was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. 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 Fortune-teller. After months of barely getting by, Cecily managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 120 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her ears are large.

Personality: Dara wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. A gifted student she started as a Marshal, but she got bored and became a Mortician. She tends to her Mortician job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mortician responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 cp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp).