Description: He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He carries a battered flail and tarnished quarterstaff as well. He has brown hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson blue hat.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Shane was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Shane's homeland. Shane decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her silver hair is cut short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born into a rich family. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Brewer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Spy, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.