Description: 5'5" and muscular, this northern man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Peren 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. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Arannis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. He has no hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 11000 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Malachite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aust hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born in the north. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'5" and is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gennal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1600 gp.