Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His black hair is lengthy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Nim has worked very hard to control his curse. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her top black hat.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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 comes from a rich northern family. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a simple blue robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. He has no hair. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Korfel liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20 gp. Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts, and a wedding ring on her right hand. With bright auburn hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Ovak never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: This eastern man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His clothes are grease stained in places. His fur, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.