Description: 6'1" and muscular, this northern man is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. The war was a terrible time for him, and Balimaar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Balimaar was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Balimaar's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Balimaar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Nicholas hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a club, but if one is not available he will default to his morningstar. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He got into the Tanner business at a young age. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Tanner. He became a Tanner soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has red hair. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses like a well dressed Architect does. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Godfrey is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: The child of a Map Maker, who enjoyed hunting, Godfrey was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Professionalism, Justice. Bonds: Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp.