Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shortbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, marred by sweets. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 40 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this eastern man wears skinny pants and wears a brown and tan robe with the hood down. He has no fur. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Engraver. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gifted student he started as a Carpenter, but he got bored and became a Engraver. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is blonde and very short. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She tends to her Slave Trader job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Butcher business.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 20 pp. White pearl (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: Paelias speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born in a small island village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon 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 island due to the painful memories there. Paelias took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up falchion and armor he uses now. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp).