Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Hubert is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Hubert was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 20 gp. Onyx (40 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She has green eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nissa grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 280 gp. Obsidian (11 gp).

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 cp.