Description: An older man who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy brown hair. He has a dull look in his white eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nirgel isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is portly but not overly obese. He has wavy auburn hair. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Gifted from a young age, Seebo studied abroad. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Azurite (8 gp).

Description: This woman very much looks the part of a Dyer. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. She has slicked back chestnut hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Sumnes was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Dyer. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'6". She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Valanthe was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.