Description: An older man who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, he is not a threatening figure. His bronze crest is unkempt and raggedy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Direcris was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Good lock.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Through the years after Ranala was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ranala's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Being a Sage kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 32000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears bulky pastel painted plate armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her gray fur is smooth and relatively long. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Dynamic is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She worked as a nervous Blacksmith and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Blacksmith for hire.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 14000 sp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Rose (80 gp). Obsidian (15 gp).