Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears just a white suit. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nelkin grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 24000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a shipwright again

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Slave, Family, Religious, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a grey collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He is physically well-built. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Debt. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.