Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Vani was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Vani decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Fabien lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Fabien was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Fabien's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 17000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Quarion grew up listening to his father's many stories. He 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. After a long history of fighting, Quarion and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 60 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Chrysoprase (70 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.