Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his nunchaku. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 17000 cp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and green handkerchief worn on his left side. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When Ralf reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scandinavian accent

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

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears professional attire. His hair is cut close to his head. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 12000 cp. Eye agate (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a bow on his belt. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Through the years after Norman was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Norman's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 17000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Drogo hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp.