Description: This dark-skinned male wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. The war was a terrible time for him, and Aerdeth does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Antinua was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Being a Spice Merchant kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears just a blue suit. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Herbalist. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Bree was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Tanglefoot bags.