Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is portly but not overly obese. He has shaved his head bald. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. 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 desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Theodoric was born the youngest of three triplets. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a hunchback. His red hair is knotted and matted. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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 father raised him in a mountain cabin. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears an entirely black suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has hazel eyes and a black hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Simon will drive conversation. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 sp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his top tan hat.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thomas grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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 south. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Insane, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.