Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Arnold was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Hunter for hire.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this northern man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His crest is short and scarlet. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Baradad was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. 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. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'4". She very much looks the part of a Carter. Her silver crest is knotted and matted. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Nala hails from a village terrorized by giants. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.