Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a tan shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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 desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 pp. Black opal (700 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has moderate length blonde hair. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Alexandre grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Alexandre. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Melissa was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.