Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sickles and monstrous two handed axes. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2300 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Jet (140 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is dressed in earthy colors with a red and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was born in the north. Arannis was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Dilettante. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he has a crush on the local apothecary

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1500 pp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Varis will drive conversation. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Varis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). White opal (500 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.