Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His chestnut hair is still thick. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Tim 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. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He stands about 3'3" and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Fabien was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His first spouse was a Soapmaker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Soapmaker they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Slave Trader, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Slave Trader and was forced into it by his family; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is still thick. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Henk was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Engraver. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. A true patriot, Syllin would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Syllin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She tends to her Bookbinder job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 120 gp.