Description: This younger middle-aged man wears red trousers with black and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 41000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze, and he perpetually has his rapier ready. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. 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 son.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Conrad will drive conversation. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Conrad was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Interpreter. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

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

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Iolite (20 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.