Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He has wavy chestnut hair. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a Navigator, his father struggled to pay the bills. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a white cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her golden hair is cut short. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bolhild grew up listening to her father's many stories. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A 5'9" southern man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has yellow eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Painter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His childhood dream was to be a Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a worn and beaten armor and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Fistula was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.