Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tan vest and prefers violet and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Everard's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Roger wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. Roger liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a mace and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears professional attire. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp).