Description: He dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He carries with him a set of crossbows on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Raer fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is cut close to his head. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Onyx (20 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Nemeia lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Holy water. 8 Acid flasks. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. She is baby faced.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Hatae isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Hatae was born the youngest of three triplets. After coming to the age of reason, Hatae took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). 1 Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Engraver responsibilities is difficult; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 gp.