Description: He prefers to wear flannel, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'9" when asserting himself. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Laborer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Laborer. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His fur is short and yellow. His eyes are likewise yellow. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a black shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and black pants. She has blonde hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His tied-back hair is white. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Interpreter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Erdan took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up mace and armor he uses now. He has achieved small success as a Interpreter.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and balancing his hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and blue pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She has slicked back brown hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp).