Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has shaved her head bald. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a Carpenter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Hatae is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of a Bookbinder, who enjoyed hunting, Hatae was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to be a bookbinder again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. The war was a terrible time for him, and Raymond does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When Raymond reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 21000 sp. Black star sapphire (800 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has moderate length red crest. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

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 has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his rapier with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 290 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Jet (40 gp).

Description: She is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. She is physically well-built. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Blacksmith again; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp).