Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a Sellsword, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a sellsword again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Cynical. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a red collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His red hair is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. His first spouse was a Barrister, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 sp. Sard (30 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 70 gp.