Description: She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Jacoba was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A 5'11" northern woman, she dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of a Cartwright, who enjoyed hunting, Williamina was taken on many hunting expeditions. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Amber (130 gp). Sard (50 gp). Azurite (9 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Herbalist business.

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. After a long history of fighting, Wymar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 gp. Jet (40 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a bow on his belt. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler.