Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a simple grey robe with black stripes complete with hood. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Dain was born the youngest of three triplets. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a black shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He is a Lamia in disguise. He worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Red garnet (150 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Heward grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Heward. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: This woman wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her tied-back hair is silver. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Mara lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Amber (50 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp).