Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a hunchback. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. This gold eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Shax hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a great chef.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a tan wide-brimmed hat and tan clothes. He wears his brown hair down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He worked as a nervous Navigator and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Navigator.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His gold crest is heavily combed to the left. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Shamash lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carter.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: He wears an entirely pastel suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His fur, while still mostly cinnamon, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp.