Description: This malnourished man very much looks the part of a Mercenary. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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. He has worked as a Mercenary like his mother before him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this northern woman wears dull yellow sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed trident, just in case. She sports white long hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Fortune-teller born in the past three hundred years. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Fortune-teller. She bought a trident and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her white fur is still thick. Her half smiles and yellow eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Gifted from a young age, Left-Handed studied abroad. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich, In love. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3100 sp. Solid gold idol (400 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available she will default to her nunchaku. Her white hair is long and unkept. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 380 gp. Red spinel (130 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a worn and beaten armor. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her broad white hat.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. 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: Many orcs want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 10 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Cloud's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Naeris studied abroad. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naeris fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 340 gp. White pearl (50 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Black pearl (200 gp).