Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His hair is golden and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 60 pp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is short and silver. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His childhood dream was to be a Healer, but he was a colossal failure. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to be a healer again

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Antitoxin. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tan trousers with white and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She sports silver long hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Herleva wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Herleva was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.