Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Rurik was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Rurik decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears an entirely black suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker black hat.

Personality: Verin is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Verin was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Verin decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 190 gp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sage. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 40 pp. Golden pearl (60 gp).

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and carries glaives. Her red hair is still thick. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. 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 in a small island village. Bella liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 120 gp.