Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has wavy black hair. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Thorpe hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Thorpe was born the youngest of three triplets. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. She carries with her a set of whips on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. Her red hair is cut short. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vanchu studied abroad. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vanchu fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has done her best to style her yellow fur to look like a famous performer. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She is a great chef.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: A 3'0" southern man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has moderate length white hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Howard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is content

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic, Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp).