Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. He has a hunchback. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born into a rich family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Black star sapphire (500 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather and is in decent physical shape. His tied-back hair is black. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Anthony grew up listening to his father's many stories. Anthony abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. After a long history of fighting, Anthony and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Geoffrey was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 24000 sp. Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, red shirt, and yellow tie. His chestnut hair is still thick. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'6", this man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He married young, but lost his spouse to giants. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp.