Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is dark but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ar-Beka fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears bulky violet painted plate armor. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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 claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, white shirt, and black tie. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A 4'4" western man, he prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp).

Description: She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. She carries with her a set of swords on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She wears her auburn hair down. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Ruler born in the past three hundred years. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Arara was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She became a Ruler soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 270 gp.