Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was born in the north. 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple white robe with green stripes complete with hood. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Riardon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 7000 sp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.