Description: This slender woman stands about 6'7". She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks. Her brass crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his lance with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is short and golden. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Rolf was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Rolf and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'7". He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). 3 Antitoxin. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: This northern man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Raymond 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.