Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is still thick. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. The war was a terrible time for him, and Theodoric does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Apothecary who has hired her part-time. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has a crush on the local bounty hunter

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 sp. Fire opal (1600 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist, Mundane. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Sarah lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.