Description: 6'5" and muscular, this northern man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Richard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears violet trousers with grey and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. His hair is short and brown. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is an amazing painter.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He sports a flattop hair cut. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 20000 cp.