Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born in the south to a Sage, Paggen learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has achieved small success as a Sage.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her copper crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Findex was born with her mother's beautiful face. Findex was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Laborer. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a large violet jacket, and carries daggers. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Shanairla's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 70 pp. Star ruby (500 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his chestnut hair up. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Frederick was born with his father's beautiful face. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a trident on her belt. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Heather and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).