Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. He has no hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. After coming to the age of reason, Orryn took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: This man wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and balancing his hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 cp. Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Scribe business.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A gifted student he started as a Cartwright, but he got bored and became a Scribe. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a grey shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and tan pants. Her hair is silver and very short. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: Eleanor was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 sp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is portly but not overly obese. He has dyed his greying blue hair a little too much giving a sharp blue color. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her brass crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Sora studied abroad. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Quilla never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, In love, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 cp. Citrine (30 gp).

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this northern woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. 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: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gifted student she started as a Ploughman, but she got bored and became a Unemployed. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Unemployed for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her silver hair is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Nella abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 cp.