Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Alex was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Shoemaker. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp. Onyx (60 gp).

Description: An older man who sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, he is not a threatening figure. He has moderate length brown hair. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Roger fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with violet slacks. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is baby faced.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Manfred was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Manfred decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 sp. Azurite (16 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He became a Sculptor soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sculptor responsibilities is difficult; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His tied-back hair is silver. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.