Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'7" northern man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He tends to his Bookbinder job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a great chef.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp. White opal (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This northern man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is cut close to his head. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.