Description: 3'11" and muscular, this northern woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: Standing 6'3", this man dresses like a well dressed Guard does. His green crest is long and unkept. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Heskan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Guard. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Amber (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Moss agate (11 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'7". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. 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 is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His dark red hair is lengthy. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: Cimer wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Cleric, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He takes great joy in being the best Weaver in town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Cimer 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. Cimer 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. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Weaver.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Weaver responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His hair is black and curly. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of a Butcher, who enjoyed hunting, Frederick was taken on many hunting expeditions. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.