Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Terse. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Rosalind was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Rosamund enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Rosamund and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Violet garnet (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'4" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. With bright chestnut hair. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a Masseuse first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Masseuse. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 sp. Hematite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.