Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a Painter, his father struggled to pay the bills. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. 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. Ratanák fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. She is physically well-built. Her fur is orange and curly. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. After a long history of fighting, Ethereal and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 130 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. He wears his chestnut hair down. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Vassago alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp.