Description: This northern man wears a fancy yellow suit. His clothes are grease stained in places. His beige fur is heavily combed to the right. He has hazel eyes and a yellow hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Shivering was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Tanner. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Star ruby (700 gp). Moss agate (6 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a fancy violet suit. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 Masseuse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Masseuse responsibilities is difficult; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: 4'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a pastel collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Rurik embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Rurik was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it; and many goblins want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Amber (150 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp).