Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has wavy golden hair. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 5'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Egelina has worked very hard to control her curse. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 sp. Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears long strands of jet and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her silver hair is still thick. She has red eyes and a green hat with a red feather.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the east to a Slave Trader, Ishte learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 40 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a green coat with blue slacks. His long green crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

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. His parents enrolled him in a Wizard school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Carter they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Soapmaker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a red collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has moderate length black hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Bulzo hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bulzo grew up listening to his father's many stories. Bulzo was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Stylist. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 sp.