Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a long, tan cloak. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Sard (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Jade (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Clear bright green emerald (8000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly glaives and pickaxes. His hair is short and silver. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Caeldrim lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears a worn and beaten armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born in the west. Azaki was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Cook. After a long history of fighting, Azaki and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Cook

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 13000 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 160 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).