Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has shaved his head bald. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Anselm and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Manfred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is white and very short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Rolf is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Rolf was born the youngest of three triplets. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'1" and wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a dagger on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 31000 sp.