Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Valafar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Black pearl (800 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this southern woman wears a green armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. She has styled her copper crest well, parting it to the right. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She has wavy golden hair. Her eyes are green.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Marigold was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Knight. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her black hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Chaedi is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She got into the Scribe business at a young age. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Scribe. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.