Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tattered old clothes. His hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 6000 cp. Malachite (7 gp). 2 Antitoxin.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has moderate length rusty crest. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Bonds: In love, Nature, Family, Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and carries shortbows. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She sports red long hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He wears baggy red pantaloons and a violet scarf. He wears his auburn hair down. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Joser is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. After a long history of fighting, Kûga and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tattered old clothes. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her top violet hat.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 50 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with blue slacks. His white hair is lengthy. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Adelard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 became a Crown-heir soon after.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

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

Possessions: 250 gp.