Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear black tank tops with brown skirt, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her ears are large.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Eloise 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. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a very tight haircut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hugh does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Jane lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her childhood dream was to be a Crown-heir, but she was a colossal failure. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sais and kukris. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered grey hat.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in a small island village. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Priest. Being a Priest kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Job, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. White pearl (70 gp).