Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is brown and very short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Miles was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Through the years after Elysande was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Elysande's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She carries with her a set of crossbows, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (60 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bookbinder who has hired her part-time. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born in the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to settle down with her crush

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Azurite (15 gp).