Description: A moderately attractive man, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Nordak is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears skinny pants and wears a blue and black robe with the hood down. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Alberich has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Courier profession.

History: He was born into a rich family. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Courier they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bookbinder, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a worn and beaten armor. His blue hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: He wears a violet costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He carries a battered warhammer and tarnished greatsword as well. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. He has achieved small success as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: To be a Adventurer again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. White opal (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.