Description: A 6'1" northern man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His hair is short and auburn. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 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 he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 80000 cp. Sard (70 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his silver hair up. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. The war was a terrible time for him, and Burgell does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 18000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'5" and wears a white coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This man wears skinny pants and wears a grey and white robe with the hood down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Alex was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Alex was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Alex's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1400 sp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'5". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Igden and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 cp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). 1 Breastplate.