Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Orla grew up listening to her mother's many stories. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown collared shirt and pastel pants. He accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sais and maces. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Roland grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Roland. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is short and silver. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 110 gp.