Description: 6'8" and muscular, this northern man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has dyed his greying dark red hair a little too much giving a sharp dark red color. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears baggy tan pantaloons and a violet scarf. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her white hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. The war was a terrible time for her, and Traulam does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Traulam was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Aquamarine (200 gp). Peridot (30 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a pickaxe on his belt. His hair is auburn and curly. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gimble was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Citrine (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Adventurer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Coral (110 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Knight does, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'10" when asserting himself. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born to a Bowyer, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Knight for hire.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A 5'8" eastern woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a black and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Ruler. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She got into the Ruler business at a young age. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 5000 cp. Jet (80 gp).

Description: This woman dresses like a well dressed Body Guard does. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her silver hair is long and unkept. She has blue eyes and a grey hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Ella is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Body Guard.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She wears dull black sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed spear, just in case. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Tod's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.