Description: This northern man wears professional attire. His clothes are grease stained in places. His bronze crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a Courier, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Armorer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2100 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Star ruby (500 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, blue shirt, and black tie. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His rusty crest is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 190 pp. Pink pearl (60 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Amber (60 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears professional attire, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'5" when asserting himself. His blue crest is lengthy. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nithther does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nithther grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. He is dressed in an above average manner. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the north. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Forgetful, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 sp.