Description: This tall, slender man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Aerdeth was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aerdeth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Farmer born in the past three hundred years. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

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. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Stannor has worked very hard to control his curse. He's also a talented Apothecary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Pâsh lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 6'8" and muscular, this northern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His gold crest is braided into rings. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Bharash will drive conversation. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.