Description: This light-skinned female wears baggy green pantaloons and a pastel scarf. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has slicked back brown hair. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Mary will drive conversation. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Secretive, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 pp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has wavy blonde hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Charles was born with his father's beautiful face. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She wears her brown hair up. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Avice was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently the stress of being a Sailor has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is physically well-built. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Priest but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 gp.