Description: This southern man wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Chem was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has worked as a Unemployed like his mother before him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are brown.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'8" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has green eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Hûra and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 gp. Sard (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She tends to wear a large blue jacket. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Family, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 pp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Jet (160 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.