Description: A 5'9" northern man, he wears a red coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He has wavy white hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1700 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a brown vest and prefers grey and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His white hair is singed and shortened. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Painter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gunter does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gunter studied abroad. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He tends to his Painter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Black pearl (600 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His auburn hair is cut short. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Miles is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Aldous hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aldous grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Aldous liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.