Description: This late middle aged man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the west to a Stableman, John learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. John 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 John. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Rose (70 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. His silver crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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: Ghesh lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ghesh abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A 4'11" western woman, she typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. Her white fur is still thick. She has green eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Serpent was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. After a long history of fighting, Serpent and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His bronze crest has been sun bleached extensively. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Azzakh studied abroad. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 sp.