Description: He wears just a black suit. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. He wears his brown hair up. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Navigator work with an outfit from a few towns over. Navigator work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Navigator.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His fur, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 7000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Malachite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. 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 is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of shields on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He has no hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. The war was a terrible time for him, and Thamuz does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Borun wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 140 gp.