Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and red robe with the hood down. His red hair is knotted and matted. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Varis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Map Maker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat, marred by beers. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 50 gp. Silver pearl (40 gp).

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His crest is short and copper. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. After coming to the age of reason, Mehen took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His crest is rusty and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He got into the Roofer business at a young age. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.