Description: He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants, and carries ceremonial daggers. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Riardon hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Riardon was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His hair is brown and curly. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Efferil was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Efferil was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Efferil's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he usually wears his violet robe and has his scythe always slung over his shoulder, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the south to a Crown-heir, Himo learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. One day when Himo was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Himo was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.