Description: This tall, slender man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses like a well dressed Bookbinder does. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has achieved small success as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Roland was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: Standing 5'1", this man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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: Wants to raise his children well; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a black shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.