Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Rurik hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He got into the Soapmaker business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Soapmaker. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His lavender fur is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Kildrak was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Kildrak's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sculptor and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries a battered rapier and tarnished mace as well. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Trym hails from a village terrorized by giants. 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. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Simple lock. 1 Disguise kit. 1 Simple lock.