Description: 4'2" and muscular, this western man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Cook. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He comes from a rich western family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cook work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cook work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears her silver hair down. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sailor who has hired her part-time. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Balam was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Thunderstones.